Attorneys for Donald Trump have accused the jury in his hush money trial of misconduct, requesting that his guilty verdict be overturned. Prosecutors have dismissed the allegations as 'seemingly inaccurate' and opposed a hearing to investigate the claims. This news comes after a judge rejected Trump's attempt to dismiss the conviction based on presidential immunity.
Attorneys for Donald Trump told a New York judge that the president-elect's criminal hush money trial was tainted by"grave juror misconduct" and that his guilty verdicts should be thrown out as a result.
The correspondence was revealed after Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan rejected Trump's bid to dismiss his hush money conviction on the grounds of presidential immunity.told a New York judge that the president-elect's criminal hush money trial was tainted by"grave juror misconduct" and that his guilty verdicts should be thrown out as a result.
The correspondence was revealed one day after Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Merchan rejected Trump's bid to have his hush money conviction "Unless and until a properly filed claim ... is submitted, this Court cannot allow the public filing of unsworn, and admittedly contested statements," the judge wrote.
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