Trump's lawyers claim juror misconduct in latest bid to toss hush money verdict

Driving the news: The heavily redacted letter, dated Dec. 3, was added to the docket on Tuesday. The president-elect's lawyers argued "grave juror misconduct" violated Trump's rights, and requested the case be dismissed.

• In a separate letter dated Dec. 16, Judge Juan Merchan said Trump's attorneys have chosen not to file a formal motion to overturn the conviction and are opposed to further proceedings to substantiate the allegations.
• "Allegations of juror misconduct should be thoroughly investigated. However, this Court is prohibited from deciding such claims on the basis of mere hearsay and conjecture," Merchan wrote.

Zoom out: New York prosecutors are standing by their historic conviction despite Trump's election win.

• Meanwhile, Trump's federal cases have crumbled since then, with special counsel Jack Smith dropping charges against the president-elect.

Catch up quick: Trump was convicted in May of all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.

• However, Merchan in late November indefinitely postponed Trump's sentencing after his election win.

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