According to a court document, the lawyer of incoming president Trump officially requested the judge on the 2nd to dismiss his criminal conviction in the "hush money" case, stating that continuing to hear this case would constitute an unconstitutional "interference" with the presidential office. In publicly filed court documents, Trump's lawyer told New York State Judge Juan Merchan that given Trump's special circumstances of soon returning to the White House, it is necessary to dismiss the conviction. The lawyers wrote: "Continuing this case would interfere with Trump's transition of presidential power." It is reported that the usa prosecutors must respond by December 9. Previously, the prosecutors stated that they would work to oppose any attempts to dismiss this case but were willing to postpone sentencing until after the end of Trump's second term in 2029.