 It was filed on Monday, just hours after the release of the Supreme Court opinion that said presidents are immune from federal prosecution for official acts while in office. The former president was convicted in May of 34 felony counts that were related to hush money paid to an adult film star in the run-up to the 2016 election. Fox's Tanya J. Powers, the business records falsification he was convicted of actually took place during the Trump presidency. Now, the Supreme Court did clarify that unofficial actions a president takes are not immune.