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’s attorneys are continuing their fight against his hush money conviction by arguing that “grave juror misconduct” tainted the verdict, although prosecutors called the allegation “vague.”Trump’s team has been fighting to have the case thrown out entirely by arguing that a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in July on presidential immunity invalidated it.
The safety of the jurors in Trump’s trial was of deep concern to prosecutors and Merchan, given how the president-elect has a history of publicly attacking opponents, often prompting his supporters. Although the panel reached its verdict on May 31 ― guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records ― Trump is still prohibited from sharing information about the jurors that could lead to their identification.
Trump’s team has not asked to hold a hearing on the misconduct claims, as they are permitted to do under law. Prosecutors told the judge that instead of trying to uncover the truth of the matter, Trump “wants instead to use these unsworn, untested claims by his attorneys to undermine public confidence in the verdict.”Merchan made a note of the fact Trump has not asked for a hearing in a letter to the parties that was unsealed Monday.
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