Donald Trump's lawyers have formally appealed his criminal conviction in New York on charges of falsifying business records, saying the case against the president was improperly based on “manufactured felony charges.”

“This is the most politically charged prosecution in our Nation’s history,” the filing begins.

“The DA, a Democrat, brought those charges in the middle of a contentious Presidential election in which President Trump was the leading Republican candidate," the lawyers wrote. "These charges against President Trump were as unprecedented as their political context,” and involved “alleged conduct that has never been found to violate any New York law.”

“This case should never have seen the inside of a courtroom, let alone resulted in a conviction,” said the appeal, filed Monday

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