Donald Trump’s attorneys claim they have proof of “severe juror misconduct” in the New York criminal case that led to his conviction on 34 felony counts.

Trump lawyers Emil Bove and Todd Blanche sent a letter on Dec. 3 that was released Tuesday, stating that “the extensive and pervasive misconduct at issue violated President Trump’s rights under the federal Constitution and New York law.”

A juror in the case contacted Trump’s lawyers, who then wrote the letter, they told NBC News. A request for comment from the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg was not immediately answered.

The specifics of the alleged wrongdoing were not known. There is a lot of redaction in the letter.

The DA’s office described the misconduct charges as “vague” in a reply letter that was also made public on Tuesday. The letter also stated that the individual who presented the claim had informed Trump’s team that its account of the allegations had errors.

Judge Juan Merchan ordered the letter to be made public on Monday, citing “unsworn and contested statements” that, if posted in full on the public court docket, could endanger jurors’ safety.

“This behavior is totally unacceptable and it shows without question that the verdicts in this case are as unreliable as DA Bragg’s promise to protect Manhattanites from violent crime,” reads an unredacted section of the letter.

While deciding on Trump’s petitions to dismiss the lawsuit, Merchan was requested in the letter to “consider” the claims. However, Merchan stated in his order on Monday that he is unable to do so.

It is important to go into claims of juror misbehavior in great detail. But if Trump filed a motion to overturn the decision on the grounds of juror misconduct, he added, “This Court is not allowed to decide such claims on the basis of mere hearsay and conjecture.”

Merchan wrote, “Sworn allegations must be included in such a motion.”

He said, “Should a properly filed claim be submitted, these redactions will be revisited.”

According to the DA’s letter, Merchan was informed by Trump’s lawyers that they did not want a hearing on the alleged wrongdoing and that doing so would be “invasive factfinding.”

On Monday, Merchan rejected Trump’s attempt to use presidential immunity to have his conviction for falsifying company documents overturned.

In a tweet on his social media site, Truth Social, on Tuesday, Trump attacked Merchan for that choice, referring to it as a “completely illegal psychotic order.”

Merchant “completely disrespected the United States Supreme Court, and its Historic Decision on Immunity,” Trump stated. “But even without Immunity, this illegitimate case is nothing but a Rigged Hoax.”

Trump has one more broad motion to dismiss the lawsuit that Merchan is currently considering.

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