President Trump will claim that he was the “target” of a “misuse” of criminal law as he appeals his conviction in the Manhattan hush money case that branded him a convicted felon, his new lawyer said.

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has appealed his hush money conviction, seeking to erase the verdict that made him the first person with a criminal record to win the office.

"President Donald J. Trump hereby appeals to the First Department of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York from the judgment of conviction." The post ‘Appeals from each and every part’: Trump and new legal team move to undo hush-money convictions first appeared on Law & Crime.