Trump lawyers get an earful from judge over desperate new move: 'Two bites at the apple'
President Donald Trump's lawyers were chastized by a federal judge on Wednesday for trying to take "two bites at the apple" in the president's latest attempt to get his felony convictions thrown out.
In May 2024, Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts for falsifying dozens of business records related to a hush money payment he gave to adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about an affair the two had years before. The payment occurred when Trump was running for president for the first time, leading prosecutors in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office to conclude that the payments were part of a scheme to influence the election results.
In November, judges on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered New York federal judge Alvin K. Hellerstein to review the case again. On Wednesday, Trump's lawyers got an earful from Hellerstein, who accused them of trying to take "two bites at the apple," Politico reported.
Trump's lawyers argued that they waited to appeal the case to federal court to ensure they had exhausted their chances in state court. Hellerstein apparently had none of it, according to Politico.
“That is a decision on your part,” the judge added. “You didn’t have to do that. You could have come right to the federal court. Just by filing a notice of removal, there would be no sentencing.”
Hellerstein added that Trump's lawyers made a "choice," and "sought two bites at the apple.”
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