President-elect Donald Trump’s attorneys ask New York judge to set aside verdict and dismiss felony hush money case

Trump's lawyers told Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan in court papers Monday that dismissal is warranted because of the extraordinary circumstances of his impending return to the White House.

Donald Trump on Tuesday asked a New York state judge to dismiss the criminal case in which he was convicted in May of 34 felony counts involving hush money paid to a porn star in light of his victory in the Nov.

President-elect Donald Trump filed a motion to have his New York criminal hush money convictions dismissed as he prepares to return to the White House

Yes, the brief's everything-but-the-kitchen sink, grievance-laden brief is predictable. But it's also a potential harbinger of policies — and penalties — to come.

Donald Trump’s lawyers told a judge that his New York hush money conviction must be dismissed as a result of his election victory, arguing that the president-elect was unfairly targeted by prosecutors.

After President Joe Biden’s blanket pardon of his son Hunter Biden, President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers have urged Judge Juan Merchan to throw out his hush money conviction. NBC Legal Correspondent Lisa Rubin and Former Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Catherine Christian join Chris Jansing to provide analysis on what Judge Merchan could decide.