Trump loses bid to transfer New York hush money case to federal court
A federal judge has denied Donald Trump's request to move his New York hush money criminal case to federal court, citing that the request was filed too late. Trump's legal team has filed an appeal against the ruling.
Why it matters
This ruling maintains the status of a historic criminal conviction against a former U.S. President and highlights ongoing legal battles regarding presidential immunity.
A federal judge on Friday rejected an effort by President Donald Trump to transfer to federal court the New York state criminal hush money case that ended with his conviction.
Judge Alvin Hellerstein's ruling was the third time he had denied Trump's request that his criminal case be handled in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.
A federal appeals court had ordered Hellerstein to reconsider his most recent denial of Trump's effort in light of a July 1, 2024, U.S. Supreme Court decision, in a federal criminal case in which Trump was a defendant, that said presidents had at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for all their official acts, while making clear "there is no immunity for unofficial acts."
Hellerstein on Friday said that Trump had waited too long after his May 2024 conviction and the subsequent U.S. Supreme Court ruling to seek removal of the case to federal court.
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