Lawyers for US President-elect Donald Trump sought to have his historic criminal fraud conviction thrown out in a new filing released on Tuesday – arguing that President Joe Biden would seek a similar pardon to pardon his son Hunter Biden. Used logic.
The Democratic lame-duck president pardoned his son on Sunday after Hunter was convicted of tax evasion and illegally possessing firearms earlier this year, arguing that he was prosecuted by the Department of Justice (DOJ). “Selectively and unfairly prosecuted simply because he is my son.”
In Trump’s motion to dismiss, filed on Monday, his legal team cited the arguments used by Biden to make its case to Presiding Judge Juan Marchant.
“Biden’s comments amount to an extraordinary condemnation of President Biden’s own DOJ,” the letter’s introduction reads. “This is the same DOJ that coordinated the politically motivated, election-interference witch hunt targeting President Trump.” And inspected.”
The 69-page brief also invoked the doctrine of presidential immunity – which the Supreme Court has ruled extends to “official acts” while he is president – and the Presidential Transition Act, among other laws, ” “Verdict” to dismiss the indictment forthwith and discharge the jury.
Trump, 78, was charged in May with 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels to prevent her from coming forward about an alleged extramarital affair during the final stages of the 2016 election campaign. Was found guilty in the cases.
Judge Merchan, scheduled to hear the only criminal case against Trump, indefinitely postponed Trump’s sentencing at a hearing on November 22, given his victory in the November 5 presidential election.
With Trump’s defense team applying to have the case dismissed, Marchen must now decide whether to dismiss the case entirely, or suspend any legal consequences until the end of Trump’s upcoming term in office. Should be done, which will start from January 20.
Manhattan prosecutor Alvin Bragg has supported the latter in light of the “unprecedented circumstances” created by Trump’s election victory.
Bragg had argued during the hush money trial that Trump’s payments were made to cover up the scandal that would have tarnished his campaign in the 2016 election, which Trump won over Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Trump has consistently denied having an affair with Daniels.
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