Donald Trump’s lawyers pointed to an unexpected figure in asking a judge to dismiss the president-elect’s New York criminal case. hunter biden.
Trump’s lawyers said in a court filing Tuesday that President Joe Biden’s A controversial pardon. His son’s comments reflected Trump’s displeasure with the prosecution.
“Yesterday, President Biden issued a 10-year pardon to Hunter Biden for all crimes, whether indicted or not, claiming his son was ‘selectively and unfairly prosecuted’ and ‘treated differently.’” Before Trump claimed he received similar treatment.
In papers filed Monday night, they formally asked a New York judge to throw out the president-elect’s documents. detective The unanimous jury’s verdict is vacated. conclusion Trump has committed dozens of felonies.
Their claims have influenced the quality of the case against Trump, but they primarily focus on claims that are completely unique in the history of the American legal system. Trump’s lawyers said his conviction in state court should not stand because he was elected president after being convicted.
Prosecutors for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg have vowed to oppose a motion to dismiss and have been given a week to file a response. They followed the case amid a barrage of threats of retaliation from Trump allies and anonymous threats of violence from his supporters.
Trump’s lawyers argued that the Constitution requires the case to be dismissed, even though it has already progressed through trial. That’s because the ongoing process threatens to draw Trump’s attention away from the presidency.
“The flawed proceedings in this failed legal case have hindered President Trump’s transition efforts and his preparations to exercise full Article II executive power authorized by the Constitution under the overwhelming national powers vested in him by the American people on November 5, 2024. “I do,” he wrote. His lawyers, Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, are expected to take on senior positions at the Justice Department after Trump takes office.
Trump’s recent sentencing postponed Third time. After finding him guilty last May, Judge Juan Merchan scheduled sentencing for July 11. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court made a landmark ruling that former presidents cannot be prosecuted for official duties, and evidence related to their official duties as president cannot be prosecuted. It is used as evidence against them.
The first sentencing delay came about because Trump’s lawyers wanted to file a motion to dismiss based on the Supreme Court ruling. Merchan has not yet ruled on the motion.
He then requested a postponement of the second sentencing date, September 18, which was granted on the grounds that it was too close to the election.
After Trump was elected president on Nov. 5, his lawyers quickly indicated they would make the request Monday. In Trump’s filing, his lawyers noted that his election victory was “overwhelming.”
Bragg’s office has discussed delaying sentencing and other proceedings until after Trump’s term, which ends in 2029.
“A variety of dismissal options should be considered that would address the concerns raised by the pendency of post-trial criminal proceedings during a presidential term, including postponing all remaining criminal proceedings until the end of the defendant’s upcoming presidential term.” They wrote in a letter to Merchan on November 19:
The Manhattan case against Trump marked a series of unprecedented firsts. He was the first person in American history to be elected president after being convicted of a crime. When the anonymous jury reached its conclusion In May, he was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records, becoming the first former president to be convicted of a crime. The case against Trump began in March 2023 when a grand jury indicted him, becoming the first former president in history to do so.
The case centered on the concealment of “hush money” payments to an adult film star before his first election in 2016. Just days into his presidency, Trump approved a scheme to conceal refunds to lawyers who paid the actress. Ahead of Trump’s first presidential election.
Trump pleaded not guilty in the case and promised to fight the jury’s decision minutes after his conviction.
