Trump judge under fire for delays: Longest 'performance' in history, says legal expert

Constitutional law attorney Jonathan Turley weighed in after Judge Juan Merchan upheld Trump's 34-count felony conviction, claiming SCOTUS' immunity ruling does not apply in this case.

Jonathan Turley: "Well, he really iron-plated this decision. He said, first of all, this was not official conduct, but even if it was official conduct, it wasn't protected. And even if it was protected and some evidence came in that shouldn't have come in, it was all harmless error. So, you can pick any one of those three, and he would still be good to go. That is an opinion that is likely to get support from some people on the appellate level… This article was written by Fox News staff.

… What's interesting about the opinion is it really contradicts what many in the media have said for months, that the Supreme Court's decision granted sweeping immunity, that it was a ‘death squad ruling.'

Merchan had no difficulty in finding exceptions that might apply to this case. And so I think a lot of judges would probably agree with the outcome, not necessarily all the reasoning of Judge Merchan, but we will have to see there are good faith arguments the Trump team made and will make on appeal.