Trump Nominates Hush Money Case Lawyer to Appeals Court

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Apr 10

President Donald Trump has nominated Matthew Schwartz, his lawyer in the hush money case, to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Schwartz, a Sullivan & Cromwell partner, is representing Trump in his appeal of a New York conviction related to payments to Stormy Daniels.
Trump praised Schwartz for opposing 'Lawfare and Government Overreach', though did not reference his own case in the nomination announcement.

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