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Judge again blocks Trump’s attempt to get his felony hush money conviction tossed
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President Donald Trump’s latest effort to get his 34-count criminal conviction tossed again failed Friday when a judge blocked his bid to move the case to a federal court. The case stems from May 2024, when a New York jury found Trump guilty of business fraud related to hush money payments made ahead of the 2016 election.
President Trump had sought to move his state court conviction to a federal jurisdiction, though a judge has blocked that effort Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in President Trump had sought to move his state court conviction to a federal jurisdiction, though a judge has blocked that effort From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.
Trump has sought to dismiss the state conviction against him ever since a New York jury found him guilty of business fraud in May 2024. Prosecutors argued, however, that Trump’s efforts to hide payments to Daniels were private actions, not official.
Already, Hellerstein had ruled against Trump on the matter. Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled that Trump's request was neither new nor legally sufficient, stating he failed to show good cause and diligence.
What's confirmed
- President Donald Trump’s latest effort to get his 34-count criminal conviction tossed again failed Friday when a judge blocked his bid to move the case to a federal court.
- President Trump had sought to move his state court conviction to a federal jurisdiction, though a judge has blocked that effort Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged i
- Trump has sought to dismiss the state conviction against him ever since a New York jury found him guilty of business fraud in May 2024.
- Already, Hellerstein had ruled against Trump on the matter.
What's still developing
- President Trump had sought to move his state court conviction to a federal jurisdiction, though a judge has blocked that effort Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically…
- President Donald Trump’s latest effort to get his 34-count criminal conviction tossed again failed Friday when a judge blocked his bid to move the case to a federal court.
- Trump has sought to dismiss the state conviction against him ever since a New York jury found him guilty of business fraud in May 2024.
- Already, Hellerstein had ruled against Trump on the matter.
- Prosecutors argued, however, that Trump’s efforts to hide payments to Daniels were private actions, not official.
- Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled that Trump's request was neither new nor legally sufficient, stating he failed to show good cause and diligence.
- The case stems from May 2024, when a New York jury found Trump guilty of business fraud related to hush money payments made ahead of the 2016 election.