Trump's lawyers allege juror misconduct tainted his hush money conviction, seeking to overturn the verdict. Prosecutors counter that the defense's claims are unsubstantiated and part of a strategy to undermine public trust. The judge is currently considering a defense request to dismiss the case.
FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Trump Tower, May 31, 2024, in New York. Trump’s lawyers are alleging that his hush money conviction was tainted by juror misconduct , opening a new front in their fight to overturn the verdict and throw out the historic case.
"Partisan political motivations infected nearly every aspect of this Witch Hunt, including the jury room," Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung said. The development comes as Merchan is weighing a pending defense request to throw out the case in light of his impending return to the White House. Merchan said in a separate letter Monday that he ordered the redactions both to preserve the integrity of the case and to ensure the safety of jurors, whose names have been kept private. Three of the letter's seven pages were entirely covered in black ink.Allowing them to be filed publicly without redactions "would only serve to undermine the integrity of these proceedings while simultaneously placing the safety of the jurors at grave risk," he wrote.
On Monday, Merchan rejected Trump's request to throw out the case on presidential immunity grounds, finding that the U.S. Supreme Court's July 1 ruling granting the former president broad protection from prosecution did not require upending the case.
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