US President-elect Donald Trump Legal Team Seeking To Dismiss Conviction Of Trump Criminal Fraud According To Precedent Set By Biden Pardon Of Son Hunter
Biden Said Tuesday that his lawyer filed a motion to dismiss the case said, “The Biden pardon for his son Noah stands as precedent for why we should have our conviction dismissed. Tuesday’s filing relied on the rationale Biden gave for granting clemency — “unfair prosecution” by the Department of Justice.
In January a friend of Hunter Biden who was convicted of tax evasion and illegal gun possession. Sunday President Biden granted pardon, saying his son targeted because of who father is president
Trump lawyers used this logic to support their position with Judge Juan Merchan. This filing also contends Biden’s remarks were a naked criticism of the DOJ’s conduct which the Trump team says is another example of politically motivated prosecutions against
That is the same DOJ that cooperated and led the politically driven, election interference witch hunts against President Trump,” the motion said.
Trump will seek presidential immunity, as Trump is protected under the doctrine of official acts (committed while in office) and provisions within Presidential Transition Act along with other defenses in the 69-page document. The motion to vacate the indictment and the jury verdict seeks dismissal.
In May, Trump was convicted of 34 counts of conspiracy to commit computer fraud and copyright infringement for allegedly paying adult film actress Stormy Daniels,$130,000. The money was supposedly to be paid off to keep her shut up about an affair she allegedly had with a married man during the final weeks of the 2016 campaign. Trump has always denied the affair.
Judge Waits for Trump
What options does he have? Judge Merchan (who held the hush money case) stayed the sentence indefinitely for Trump following his November 5 electoral victory The Manhattan prosecutor, Alvin Bragg, asked that legal accountability not be enforced until the term of Donald Trump presidency commences full blown on January 20, referring to some novel aspects of this case. Bragg had said previously that the payments were to keep from coming out to ruin a successful 2016 campaign by Democrat Hillary Clinton. What happens now is up to Judge Merchan to decide; whether to dismiss the case or holdoff sentencing. call for combine heading here
