Has president trumps felonly conviction been recined
Executive summary
No — President Trump’s New York felony convictions have not been rescinded; a state trial produced guilty verdicts and a sentencing that affirmed the convictions even as judges and appeals courts continue to hear challenges that could, through procedural or immunity rulings, undo those convictions later [1] [2] [3].
1. The conviction and what “unconditional discharge” meant in context
A Manhattan jury found Trump guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records and Judge Juan Merchan later imposed an unconditional discharge at sentencing — a rare sentence that means the court entered a final judgment of conviction while imposing no fines, probation, or jail time, but it does not erase the guilty verdict itself [1] [2].
2. Immediate legal posture: final judgment, not erasure
Because Merchan’s sentencing produced a “final judgment,” the conviction is legally effective and appealable — it is not “rescinded” by the discharge; instead, the verdict stands on the record while Trump's lawyers pursue multiple appellate routes to overturn it [2] [4].
3. The appeals strategy that could nullify the convictions, and how realistic that is
Trump’s legal team has pressed two main appellate theories: that evidence tied to his presidential acts was improperly admitted and that the case should be moved into federal court under doctrines tied to presidential immunity; appellate panels and judges have signaled receptivity to at least some of those procedural routes, creating plausible pathways to vacate the convictions even though none has yet succeeded [4] [5] [3].
4. The Supreme Court’s immunity line and its ripple effects on the hush‑money case
A Supreme Court ruling finding broad presidential immunity for “official acts” substantially altered the legal landscape, prompting defense teams to argue that evidence or theories tied to Trump’s time in office cannot form the basis of state charges; trial Judge Merchan rejected that immunity argument at sentencing, but other courts have since entertained federal‑court transfer and immunity-based challenges that could lead to dismissal or reversal on appeal [6] [4] [5].
5. What appeals courts have done so far and what remains outstanding
Appellate activity has kept the conviction alive rather than rescinded it: judges in the federal appeals process revived or signaled willingness to hear arguments about moving the case to federal court and have said lower courts may have not fully addressed immunity claims, but those procedural steps only open routes to relief — they do not themselves erase the convictions, and no appellate decision reported in these sources has yet vacated the guilty verdicts [3] [5].
6. Political and institutional context that matters to outcomes
The legal fight is being waged in a charged political context — pardons and clemency actions by the White House have been used in other matters, and administration priorities (such as creating a new fraud enforcement division) and the Supreme Court’s recent rulings change incentives and legal arguments available to the defense, but nothing in the cited reporting indicates a pardon, commutation, or judicial order has rescinded the New York felony convictions as of the dates covered [7] [8] [9].
Conclusion: status now and the plausible end states
As of the reporting assembled here, the convictions remain on the record — not rescinded — though multiple credible appellate paths could, if successful, overturn or dismiss them in whole or in part; the situation is fluid, hinging on appellate rulings about presidential immunity and the procedural venue for the case, not on any action that has yet erased the guilty verdicts [1] [2] [3] [5].