President Donald Trump has appealed his New York hush money conviction, enlisting a new legal team from elite law firm Sullivan and Cromwell to lead the effort.
A notice of appeal, dated Tuesday, marks the beginning of the appeals process for Trump’s 34-count felony conviction for falsifying business records in connection with a $130,000 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election. Trump sought to toss out the conviction before his inauguration, a move that was discouraged by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and rejected by the presiding judge.
The five-attorney team will be led by Robert Giuffra, Sullivan and Cromwell’s co-chairman who characterized the appeal as a critical test for the rule of law and the integrity of…
