DONALD Trump has appealed the guilty verdict over his hush money trial that made him the first convicted criminal to become president.

His lawyers started the appeals process on Wednesday and asked to overturn the charges stemming from hush money paid out to porn star Stormy Daniels.

In May, President Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in an unprecedented legal case.

Prosecutors said that Trump paid out $420,000 to buy Daniel’s silence on an alleged tryst ahead of his 2016 presidential campaign.

This came after Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer, already admitted to playing a key role in disguising payments to Daniels as legal fees.

However, Trump has called the charges bogus and said the conviction is setting a “dangerous” precedent for court proceedings in New York.

Trump has hired a new team for his appeal. He’s now being represented by Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, and Robert J. Giuffra Jr. will spearhead his case.

After filing the notice, a spokesperson for Trump said, “President Donald J. Trump’s appeal is important for the rule of law, New York’s reputation as a global business, financial and legal center, as well as for the presidency and all public officials.

“The misuse of the criminal law by the Manhattan DA to target President Trump sets a dangerous precedent, and we look forward to the case being dismissed on appeal.”

Trump has fought a raft of criminal allegations since becoming president in 2016, but the hush money case was the only one that struck.