NEW YORK: Donald Trump's lawyers on Thursday (Aug 29) filed a request to have his hush money case moved to federal court as they seek a way to overturn the forme
moved to federal court as they seek a way to overturn the former United States president's felony conviction.They also argued that the case violated the constitutional rights of the Republican presidential candidate ahead of November's election.
In July, the US Supreme Court ruled that a former president enjoys broad immunity from criminal prosecution, throwing a legal wrench into the cases facing Trump. His legal team in July asked the judge who presided over his hush money trial to throw out his conviction, citing the Supreme Court ruling.
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