A sketch of Merchan presiding in his courtroom.
REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
- A NY judge Monday denied Trump's demand that his hush-money case be dismissed on immunity grounds.
- Judge Juan Merchan said the SCOTUS immunity decision found a president is not above the law.
- Any use of official-act evidence in the case would be "harmless in light of the overwhelming evidence of guilt," he also wrote.
Donald Trump's 11th-hour bid to toss his hush-money case prior to Inauguration Day ...