Judge set to rule on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case [Video]

A judge is due to decide Tuesday whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush money case because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.New York Judge Juan M. Merchan, who presided over Trump’s historic trial, is now tasked with deciding whether to toss out the jury verdict and order a new trial — or even dismiss the charges altogether. The judge’s ruling also could speak to whether the former and now future commander-in-chief will be sentenced as scheduled Nov. 26.The Republican won back the White House a week ago but the legal question concerns his status as a past president, not an impending one.A jury convicted Trump in May of falsifying business records related to a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016. The payout was to buy her silence about claims that she had sex with Trump.He says they didn’t, denies …