FRANKFORT-- Jerry Lundergan has filed paperwork asking for all charges against him to be dropped. 

In court filings, J. Guthrie True, said the allegations of the 10 indictments do not violate campaign finance laws. 

The charges include lying to authorities and illegal contributions. 

In the motion to dismiss, True wrote the charges should be dropped because a lot of the payments were made after the campaign- when Grimes had already lost to Senator Mitch McConnell. 

His attorneys also argue that a parent contirbuting to a child's campaign doesn't mean there is quid pro quo corruption. 

He says a conviction under that circumstance would violate both his first amendment and due process claims. 

Part of the complaint is about in-kind donations or, in this case, services from Lundergan's companies to help his daughter's campaign. 

In this argument, True, a Democrat, uses an example from a Republican to argue his case- President Donald Trump.

He points to a Trump Organization employee helping to write a speech for Melania Trump for the Republican National Convention. 

The FEC didn't have the votes to say that violated the rules, so the issue was dropped. 

The motion to dismiss was filed November 30. On Tuesday, the government filed a motion to have a continuance given for their response. As it stands, their response would be due at the end of the year. They are asking to have until January 31 to respond.

In November, Lundergan's attorneys requested his trial to be postponed. The judge in the case took time to think that over, and in a court filing announced the new trial date will be August 6, 2019.