Donald Trump’s lawyers cited President Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter Monday in their latest push to throw out Trump’s Manhattan “hush money” conviction.
The attorneys argued that Biden’s claim that the cases against Hunter were “infected” by politics echo the president-elect’s argument that the charges of falsifying business records levied against him by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office were politically motivated.
The lawyers added that failing to throw out the jury’s verdict would unconstitutionally interfere with Trump preparing to serve a second term.
Trump was convicted in May on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment made to former porn star Stormy Daniels.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who has floated delaying Trump’s sentencing until 2029, is due to reply to the filing from Trump’s attorneys by Dec 9.
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