Donald Trump’s lawyers are claiming to have received evidence of “grave juror misconduct” in his New York hush money case, part of yet another bid to have the case dismissed. Now the president-elect, Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts earlier this year—but his election last month raised questions about whether he would ever be sentenced for the crimes. Trump’s lawyers did not disclose what the misconduct in question was in a Dec. 3 letter unsealed by the court Tuesday, according to NBC News—but that didn’t stop Trump attorneys Todd Blanche and Emile Bove from asking that the case be dismissed. “This behavior is completely unacceptable and it demonstrates without question that the verdicts in this case are as unreliable as DA Bragg’s promise to protect Manhattanites from violent crime,” the pair wrote, according to NBC News. In a reply to the letter, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office described the misconduct allegations as “vague” and said that their summary of the situation, which was not made public, “contains inaccuracies.” Judge Juan Merchan, for his part, said it contained “unsworn and contested statements” that could threaten jurors’ safety. The news comes just one day after Judge Merchan ruled that the case should not be dismissed because of the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity.
