Trump Makes Motion to Toss Hush-money Verdict

Donald Trump continues his legal maneuvering to have the hush-money verdict overturned.

On Thursday, Trump’s legal team made public its 55-page brief requesting that the court throw out the 34-count conviction.

The brief urged Judge Merchan to correct the “injustices” in the case.

Wrong, Very Wrong

Trump’s attorneys argued, “Rather than wait for the Supreme Court’s guidance, the prosecutors scoffed with hubris at President Trump’s immunity motions and insisted on rushing to trial despite the fact that ‘no court has ever been faced with the question of a President’s immunity from prosecution.’”

It continued that Bragg’s office “urged this Court to front-run the Supreme Court on a federal constitutional issue with grave implications for the operation of the federal government and the relationships between state and federal officials. The record is clear: DANY was wrong, very wrong.”

The brief concluded, “The harms caused by DANY’s course of action are irreparable. The appropriate remedy is dismissal.”

Considering how Merchan has treated Trump and his legal team, it is highly unlikely that he will overturn this verdict.

However, as I have noted before, I fully expect Trump to win this case on appeal, whether at the appellate or Supreme Court levels.

This case should have been a misdemeanor at best, but Bragg chose not to prosecute, and only after a Biden operative moved from the DOJ to the New York Attorney General’s office did it pursue Trump.

In terms of this motion, we are not likely to see a response until late July or early August, as Merchan has given Bragg’s office until July 24 to respond.

Assuming Merchan rejects the motion, Trump will be sentenced in the hush-money case on September 18

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