President Donald Trump has appealed his hush money conviction, aiming to overturn the verdict that made him the first U.S. president with a criminal record to win the office. His lawyers filed a notice of appeal Wednesday,

Trump’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal Wednesday asking the state’s mid-level appeals court to overturn his conviction.

President Trump appealed his New York hush money criminal conviction and has brought on a new team of attorneys to represent him. The five-attorney team from elite law firm Sullivan &