 Also new tonight on WTOP, former President Trump has begun an effort to throw out his recent criminal conviction in Manhattan and postpone his upcoming sentencing. He's citing this new Supreme Court ruling that granted him broad immunity from prosecution. This is new reporting from the New York Times tonight. Donald Trump starting an effort tonight to throw out his recent criminal conviction in Manhattan in the so-called hush money trial. Now the effort to set aside the conviction may be a long shot. According to the Times, the Manhattan case