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PoliticalUnited States·28 Aug 2026 · 4h ago

Judge denies Trump's request to move New York conviction case to federal court

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U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein rejected a request from Donald Trump to move his New York criminal conviction case to federal court. Trump sought this move to challenge his conviction regarding 2016 hush money payments by citing presidential immunity. This decision marked the third time Judge Hellerstein denied Trump's attempts to transfer the case to federal jurisdiction.

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The denial maintains the legal proceedings within the New York state court system. Consequently, Trump’s strategy to utilize presidential immunity as a means to potentially dismiss the conviction charges remains restricted by this judicial ruling.

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