President-elect Donald Trump's legal team has introduced a new claim in their efforts to overturn his hush money conviction, asserting that the verdict was tainted by juror misconduct. The defense alleges that there is evidence of serious juror misconduct during the trial, although specific details of the allegations have been redacted from public view.
The Manhattan district attorney's office, which prosecuted the hush money case, has dismissed the defense's claims as hearsay and an attempt to undermine public confidence in the case. Prosecutors argue that the defense's allegations are unsworn and unsupported, and they question the defense's reluctance to have a court hearing to thoroughly examine the claims of juror misconduct.
