US Judge Rejects Trump’s Bid to Move Hush-Money Case to Federal Court

US Judge Rejects Trump’s Bid to Move Hush-Money Case to Federal Court

A US federal judge has rejected Donald Trump’s latest attempt to move his New York hush-money criminal case from state court to federal court.

US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled on Friday that Trump’s arguments were not new or legally sufficient to justify transferring the case. The decision represents another setback for Trump’s effort to overturn his criminal conviction.

Judge Rejects Presidential Immunity Argument

Trump’s legal team argued that the case should be moved to federal court partly because of the US Supreme Court’s 2024 ruling on presidential immunity.

Trump’s lawyers have argued that evidence connected to his first presidency should receive protection under that ruling.

Judge Hellerstein rejected that argument, finding that the conduct at the center of the hush-money case involved personal matters rather than official presidential duties.

The judge previously rejected similar arguments, but an appeals court had ordered him to reconsider the case in light of the Supreme Court's immunity ruling.

The Hush-Money Case

Trump was convicted by a New York jury in 2024 on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign.

Prosecutors argued that the payment was part of an effort to prevent damaging information from becoming public before the election.

Trump has denied having a sexual relationship with Daniels and has continued to challenge the conviction.

Trump Plans to Appeal

Trump's legal team has indicated that it plans to appeal Hellerstein's latest decision.

The president has maintained that the criminal case is politically motivated and has continued seeking legal avenues to overturn the conviction.

The New York case is the only one of the four criminal cases Trump faced in 2023 that went to trial.

What Happens Next?

Trump's legal fight is expected to continue through the appeals process.

The latest ruling does not erase his conviction. It instead keeps the case in New York state court while Trump's lawyers pursue further challenges.

Trump received an unconditional discharge in January 2025, meaning he was not sentenced to jail or a fine, but the felony convictions remain on his record.

The case remains an important legal and political issue as Trump continues his second term as US president.

This is a developing story.

 

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