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Donald Trump’s lawyers are demanding that the Manhattan judge in his hush money case “immediately” throw out his conviction — claiming it is unconstitutional to prosecute a president-elect.
“Immediate dismissal of this case is mandated by the Federal Constitution, the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, and the interests of justice, to facilitate the orderly transition of executive power following President Trump’s landslide victory in the 2024 presidential election,” said attorneys Todd. Blanche and Emil Bove wrote this in a letter that was made public on Wednesday.
“Just as a sitting president is completely immune from any criminal trial, so too is President Trump as president-elect,” the lawyers added.
Donald Trump attends his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court with attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove on May 29, 2024 in New York City. Getty Images
The renewed effort to overturn Trump’s guilty verdict comes after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg suggested Tuesday that the case be frozen until after Trump’s second term in 2029.
Bragg refused to comply with Trump’s demand that prosecutors drop the case in light of him winning the presidency.
Trump’s lawyers made several comments in their letter about Bragg, an elected Democrat who is running for re-election in 2025.
Judge Juan M. Merchan had denied Trump’s request for a new judge in his hush money criminal case in New York. AP
“While DA Bragg is busy with his own election campaign, DANY does not appear ready to dismiss this politically motivated and fatally flawed case, which is what the law requires and will happen as justice takes its course,” the attorneys alleged. .
It was not immediately clear Wednesday morning when Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan was expected to respond to the letter.
Trump was convicted in May of falsifying company records in connection with a hush-money payment to former porn star Stormy Daniels.