The legal battle stemming from Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal case is far from concluded. Late Monday, Trump’s legal team filed a sweeping appeal that challenges not only the verdict itself, but the legal framework used to secure it—raising broader questions about prosecutorial boundaries and the intersection of law and politics. The appeal targets the case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, in which Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts related to falsified business records. While the jury returned guilty verdicts, Trump’s attorneys argue that the prosecution relied on a novel and constitutionally problematic theory to elevate what are...
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