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Trump’s lawyers seek to overturn his May 2024 conviction on 34 felony counts related to falsifying business records for Stormy Daniels hush money.

They argue federal law preempts state charges and call the prosecution “the most politically charged in our Nation’s history.”

Trump received an unconditional discharge in January—keeping his conviction but avoiding jail, probation or fines.

NEW YORK — President Trump’s lawyers have asked a New York state appeals court to toss out his hush money criminal conviction, saying federal law preempts state law and there was no intent to commit a crime.

The lawyers filed their written arguments with the state’s mid-level appeals court just b

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