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 the Manhattan hush money case should be dismissed. They point to Biden’s pardon, which covers all crimes, asserting that Biden himself claimed Hunter was "selectively and unfairly prosecuted." Trump's lawyers argue that this reflects a broader criticism of political bias, including the prosecution led by New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg. They contend that Bragg's office engaged in political theater by prosecuting Trump for falsifying business records over hush money payments to Stormy Daniels in 2016.

Trump’s attorneys also claim that his status as President-elect should shield him from further criminal proceedings, citing the Presidential immunity doctrine and the Supremacy Clause. They refer to special counsel Jack Smith's decision to drop two federal criminal cases against Trump, based on a Justice Department policy against pursuing charges against a sitting president. Trump’s legal team argues that this immunity applies to him as President-elect as well.

While Bragg's office has acknowledged that Trump's sentencing may be delayed until after his presidential term, it insists that Trump's felony conviction should remain. A source from the district attorney’s office said they are open to pausing the case for four years but noted there is no law that requires the dismissal of a criminal case based on a president’s temporary immunity.#Trump2024 #TrumpNFT #ElonMuskUpdates #ElonMuskEffect #Eloncrypto