President Trump’s attorneys claims to have evidence of grave juror misconduct in his campaign finance case, but prosecutors disagree.

From The Hill. President-elect Trump’s attorneys have accused a member of the New York jury that convicted him of wrongdoing, seeking to overturn the historic guilty verdict.

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In a letter to Judge Juan Merchan unsealed Tuesday, Trump attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove claimed the legal team has “evidence of grave juror misconduct during the trial.” …

But prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney’s office called the allegations “untested” and “unsworn,” casting the claim as an effort to undermine public confidence in the case. …

Prosecutors said the claim by Trump’s attorneys stemmed from email exchanges between the defense and an unnamed whistleblower.

The full exchanges were not attached to the letter, they said, but excerpts apparently showed the whistleblower saying the defense’s version of events “contains inaccuracies and does not contain additional information that I never shared.” The person declined to endorse the defense’s version and ceased communication with Trump’s counsel, prosecutors said. …

Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung said in a statement to The Associated Press that “partisan political motivations infected nearly every aspect of this Witch Hunt, including the jury room,” implying a juror may have expressed political views. …

In a Dec. 16 letter to both parties, [Judge Juan] Merchan said he could not allow the public filing of “unsworn and admittedly contested statements” unless a proper claim is filed. …

Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection with a hush money deal made with porn actor Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about an alleged affair ahead of the 2016 presidential election. He has vowed to appeal.

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(Excerpt from The Hill. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America – Donald Trump, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66881483)