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Alan Dershowitz said Friday he's certain that the conviction of President Donald Trump in the New York hush money case will be overturned on appeal.
Speaking on Newsmax's The Record with Greta Van Susteren, Dershowitz said Trump's legal team is preparing to appeal the Manhattan case, even though a formal sentence has not been issued.
"The case is going to be appealed," Dershowitz said. "Trump has hired Sullivan and Cromwell to be his lawyers to appeal the case."
Trump was convicted in January. The US Supreme Court declined to intervene in the case, and Judge Juan Merchan issued an unconditional discharge with no jail time, fines, or probation.
Dershowitz, professor emeritus at Harvard Law School, acknowledged the unusual nature of the sentencing but said the door to appeal remains open.
"[Merchan] gave a sentence that was a non-sentence," Dershowitz told Van Susteren. "But it's enough to end the case and allow him to appeal."
Dershowitz said Trump's legal team would first take the case to the appellate division in New York, then to the state's Court of Appeals, and potentially to the Supreme Court.
He said there may be an initial dispute over whether an appeal is permitted without a finalized sentence.
"Now, the Court may say, wait a minute, there was no sentence, so we have no jurisdiction," Dershowitz said. "But I think there is a schedule now. And there will be an appeal."
The former Trump legal adviser also cast doubt on the strength of the prosecution's case.
"This is the weakest case in my 60 years of practicing law I have ever seen," he said.
Dershowitz said he believes Trump's conviction will ultimately not stand.
"I think they're going to handle the appeal. I think they're going to reverse the conviction, and if they don't reverse the conviction, a higher court will," he said.
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Speaking on Newsmax's The Record with Greta Van Susteren, Dershowitz said Trump's legal team is preparing to appeal the Manhattan case, even though a formal sentence has not been issued.
"The case is going to be appealed," Dershowitz said. "Trump has hired Sullivan and Cromwell to be his lawyers to appeal the case."
Trump was convicted in January. The US Supreme Court declined to intervene in the case, and Judge Juan Merchan issued an unconditional discharge with no jail time, fines, or probation.
Dershowitz, professor emeritus at Harvard Law School, acknowledged the unusual nature of the sentencing but said the door to appeal remains open.
"[Merchan] gave a sentence that was a non-sentence," Dershowitz told Van Susteren. "But it's enough to end the case and allow him to appeal."
Dershowitz said Trump's legal team would first take the case to the appellate division in New York, then to the state's Court of Appeals, and potentially to the Supreme Court.
He said there may be an initial dispute over whether an appeal is permitted without a finalized sentence.
"Now, the Court may say, wait a minute, there was no sentence, so we have no jurisdiction," Dershowitz said. "But I think there is a schedule now. And there will be an appeal."
The former Trump legal adviser also cast doubt on the strength of the prosecution's case.
"This is the weakest case in my 60 years of practicing law I have ever seen," he said.
Dershowitz said he believes Trump's conviction will ultimately not stand.
"I think they're going to handle the appeal. I think they're going to reverse the conviction, and if they don't reverse the conviction, a higher court will," he said.
Dershowitz Says Trump Won’t Be a Convicted Felon for Long – Courts ARE ‘Going to Reverse’ It
Alan Dershowitz said Trump’s legal team is preparing to appeal the Manhattan case, even though a formal sentence has not been issued.
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