Amanda Bastio
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 11-20-2024 7PM EST
In a new court filing, Trump's lawyers, Todd Blanch and Emil Bovi, argue that continuing the case would be, quote, uniquely destabilizing and a threat to the whole government. Trump's legal team has long said that they would challenge the verdict in the case.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 11-20-2024 7PM EST
For months, his lawyers also argued that the evidence brought in a trial violated a summer Supreme Court ruling that presidents cannot be prosecuted for official acts taken while in office. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a court filing earlier this week that his team is prepared to challenge any attempts to dismiss the case.
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NPR News: 11-20-2024 7PM EST
He said the jury's verdict, which came before the Supreme Court's ruling and election, should help wait. Still, he suggests openness to pausing the case until Trump finishes his next presidential term. Ximena Bustillo, NPR News, New York.