Trump Cites Biden Pardon to Get NY Hush-Money Case Tossed (1)

Donald Trump’s lawyers told a judge that his New York hush money conviction must be dismissed as a result of his election victory, arguing that the president-elect was unfairly targeted by prosecutors.

In a court filing, Trump’s lawyers cited President Joe Biden’s controversial decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, whose own criminal case his father claimed was politically tinged and excessive. Trump’s team argued that New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg has committed the same kind of selective prosecution that Biden complained about.

“Since DA Bragg took office, he has engaged in ‘precisely the type of ...