Donald Trump appeals against his hush money conviction

Donald Trump has appealed against his hush money conviction (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

US President Donald Trump has appealed against his hush money conviction, seeking to erase the verdict that made him the first person with a criminal record to win the office.

Mr Trump’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal on Wednesday, asking New York’s mid-level appeals court to overturn his conviction last May on 34 counts of falsifying business records.