Lawyers for Donald Trump, the elected president of the United States, formally requested on the 2nd that the judge overturn his criminal conviction in the "hush money" case, stating that continuing to hear the case would constitute an unconstitutional "interference" with the presidency. In publicly available court documents, Trump's lawyers told New York State Judge Juan Merchan that, given the unique circumstances of Trump's imminent return to the White House, it is necessary to overturn the conviction. The lawyers wrote, "Continuing this case would interfere with Trump's transition of presidential power." It is reported that U.S. prosecutors must respond by December 9. Previously, prosecutors had indicated they would fight any attempts to dismiss the case but were willing to postpone sentencing until after Trump's second term ends in 2029.