“MOTION TO DISMISS”
Ahead of the election in November, Trump’s lawyers moved to have the case thrown out in light of the Supreme Court decision, a move which prosecutors firmly rejected.
On Friday, Merchan granted Trump leave to seek to have the conviction thrown out, likely meaning several further hearings that could be delayed once Trump is sworn in.
New York state prosecutors previously acknowledged in correspondence with the court the “unprecedented circumstances,” and called for the competing interests of the jury’s verdict and Trump’s election to be balanced.
The Republican president-elect has repeatedly derided the hush money case as a witch hunt.
Source: CNA
