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President Donald Trump loses again in bid to erase his hush money conviction
Hellerstein said Trump waited too long to seek removal and that the hush-money payments were not official presidential acts.
- On Friday, District Judge Alvin Hellerstein rejected President Donald Trump's bid to move his New York state hush money case to federal court, ruling the grounds were "neither new nor legally sufficient."
- The case stems from Trump's May 2024 conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election.
- Hellerstein criticized the defense for seeking "two bites at the apple" during February oral arguments, stating Trump "failed to show good cause and diligence" in his removal request.
- With the federal removal bid now blocked for the third time, Trump's state conviction remains intact as he pursues an ongoing challenge through the New York state appellate process.
- The federal appellate court had ordered this reconsideration following the Supreme Court's July 2024 presidential immunity ruling, though Hellerstein determined the defense failed to meet the legal threshold for transfer.
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Judge rejects President Trump’s attempt to move his criminal hush money case to federal court - Regional Media News
(WASHINGTON) - For a second time, a federal judge on Friday rejected President Trump's attempt to move his criminal hush money case to federal court, where his conviction could be vacated. "The grounds for a second removal cited by Defendant, Donald J. Trump, are neither [...]
Trump can’t escape New York hush money conviction, federal judge rules... again
Donald Trump has found another way to lose his fight over the New York hush money case. A federal judge on Friday rejected Trump’s latest attempt to move his criminal conviction out of New York state court and into the federal courts — a strategy his lawyers have pursued in hopes of using presidential immunity […]
Judge again rejects Trump’s bid to move criminal hush money case to federal court
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