US EditionTrump formally appeals New York criminal conviction
Trump's lawyers argue the conviction should be overturned due to alleged trial errors and claim the charges were politically motivated, seeking to remove his felon status.
- President Donald Trump formally appealed his criminal conviction in New York, seeking to overturn his guilty verdict on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to hush money payments.
- Trump's legal team argues that the appeal is based on the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity and alleges errors during the trial, claiming violations of due process.
- Concerns were raised about jury instructions and agreement on the unlawful means, leading Trump's legal team to claim the conviction lacked due process.
- Trump requests a transfer of the case to federal court, hoping that the Supreme Court might review the verdict against him.
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Trump formally appeals 'politically charged' hush money conviction
Donald Trump's lawyers have formally appealed his criminal conviction in New York on charges of falsifying business records, saying the case against the president was improperly based on “manufactured felony charges.”
Trump's Big Law attorneys say his hush-money criminal conviction should be tossed because of presidential immunity
President Donald Trump is relying on the elite Big Law firm Sullivan & Cromwell to overturn his 34-count criminal conviction.Mark Peterson-Pool/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump's Big Law lawyers are fighting to overturn his criminal conviction.Sullivan & Cromwell cochair Robert Giuffra asked to personally argue the appeal in court.They say Trump was protected by presidential immunity in the hush-money trial.President Donald Trump's attorneys h…
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