President Trump's lawyers on Monday filed their long-promised appeal of the Manhattan "hush money" criminal case that led to his felony conviction .

The president's attorneys echoed arguments that Mr. Trump and his trial counsel made repeatedly throughout the proceedings in the spring of 2024. They said the case should not have been brought, the judge should have recused himself because he had previously made small donations to Democratic causes. They also argued the conviction should be discarded due to the Supreme Court's July 2024 ruling on presidential immunity . That decision was tied to another of Mr. Trump's criminal cases, but his lawyers said it has a bearing on Mr. Trump's conviction in the New York case. Many of these same arguments were rejected during the criminal tri

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