Emboldened by reelection, Trump renews bid to overturn his conviction

Former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom for his criminal trial in April at Manhattan Criminal Court. Trump is mounting a resurgent bid to dismiss his criminal conviction in New York in the wake of his electoral victory, hoping to clear his record of 34 felonies before returning to the White House, court records unsealed on Tuesday show. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times)

President-elect Donald Trump is mounting a resurgent bid to dismiss his criminal conviction in New York in the wake of his electoral victory, hoping to clear his record of 34 felonies before returning to the White House, court records unsealed Tuesday show.