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Trump seeks dismissal of hush money case, citing Hunter Biden's pardon

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President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers have requested the dismissal of his conviction for falsifying business records linked to hush money payments.

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  1. NBC News

    Trump urges judge to toss hush money case, citing Hunter Biden pardon (opens NBC News)

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    Lawyers for Donald Trump urged the judge who presided over his conviction for falsifying business records to dismiss the indictment against the president-elect, citing the language President Joe Biden used when he announced he had pardoned his son.

  2. Deadline

    Donald Trump’s Attorneys Cite Hunter Biden’s Pardon In Latest Motion To Dismiss New York Hush Money Conviction (opens Deadline)

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    Trump's team is asking a judge to toss out his conviction on 34 felony counts.

  3. CNN

    Trump cites Hunter Biden pardon in latest legal attempt to throw out hush money conviction (opens CNN)

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    Defense lawyers for President-elect Donald Trump are using President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter to argue that Trump’s conviction in his Manhattan hush money case should be dismissed.

  4. MyNorthwest

    President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction (opens MyNorthwest)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing continuing

  5. Latin Times

    Trump Says His Hush Money Case Should Be Tossed Because of Joe Biden's Pardon For His Son (opens Latin Times)

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    Donald Trump is urging a judge to toss his hush money case after President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, Sunday.

  6. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Citing Hunter Biden pardon, Trump asks judge to dismiss his criminal hush money case (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers have formally asked a judge to throw out his hush money criminal conviction.

  7. New York Post

    Trump cites Hunter Biden pardon in bid to dismiss NY ‘hush money’ case (opens New York Post)

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    Donald Trump’s lawyers cited President Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter Monday in their latest push to throw out Trump's Manhattan "hush money" conviction.

  8. The Boston Globe

    President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush-money conviction (opens The Boston Globe)

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    In a filing made public, Trump’s lawyers told Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan that dismissal is warranted because of the extraordinary circumstances of his impending return to the White House.

  9. The Guardian

    Trump cites Hunter Biden pardon in request to dismiss hush-money case (opens The Guardian)

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    Lawyers file paperwork to formally request dismissal after judge in November put sentencing on hold indefinitely

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Trump lawyers call on judge to dismiss hush money case – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Donald Trump asked a New York state judge to dismiss the criminal case against him, in which he was convicted in May, in light of his re-election. His lawyers also made reference to Hunter Biden's recent pardon.

  11. Townhall

  12. Fox10 Phoenix

    Trump seeks dismissal of hush money case, citing Hunter Biden's pardon (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers have requested the dismissal of his conviction for falsifying business records linked to hush money payments.

  13. Portland Press Herald

    Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    The president-elect's team argues that continuing the case would present unconstitutional 'disruptions to the institution of the presidency.'

  14. WHDH Boston

    President-elect Donald Trump’s attorneys ask New York judge to throw out hush money conviction - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing continuing the case would

  15. Rolling Stone

    Trump Lawyers Cite Biden's Pardon in Bid to Get Hush Money Case Tossed (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Donald Trump's legal team is using President Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter to argue that Trump's hush money conviction should be dismissed.

  16. Green Field Reporter

    President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing that continuing the case would present unconstitutional “disruptions to the institution of the Presidency.

  17. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Trump lawyers seeking to toss hush money case (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    NEW YORK -- President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing that continuing the case would present unconstitutional "disruptions to the institution of the Presidency."

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