Trump loses another bid to erase hush money conviction
A federal judge has rejected Donald Trump's latest attempt to move his New York hush money conviction to federal court or have it dismissed. The judge cited a lack of legal merit and diligence in the former president's repeated requests.
Why it matters
This decision maintains the integrity of the state-level conviction against a sitting president, highlighting ongoing tensions between federal and state judicial authority.
A federal judge on Friday once again spurned Donald Trump ’s effort to erase his hush money conviction, rejecting the president’s bid to move the state court case to federal court and have it dismissed on presidential immunity grounds.
Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein reiterated his earlier finding against Trump, saying that the reasons Trump cited for renewing his request were “neither new nor legally sufficient.”
The judge added: “He has failed to show good cause and diligence.”
It is the third time Hellerstein has blocked Trump from having the U.S. District Court in Manhattan seize control of the case from the New York court where he was tried and convicted.
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