Nearly two years after a Manhattan jury found President Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts in the New York hush money case, the legal battle to erase the president’s lone criminal conviction remains alive across multiple courts, even as the political moment that surrounded the historic verdict has largely faded into history.

When the verdict came down on May 30, 2024, former President Joe Biden was still seeking reelection, and Democrats openly hoped the conviction would cripple then-candidate Trump’s bid to return to the White House.