Judge Again Blocks Trump Hush Money Case Move
Judge Again Blocks Trump Hush Money Case Move
The News
A federal judge on Friday denied President Donald Trump's latest bid to move his New York state criminal hush money case into federal court.
The ruling leaves Trump's felony conviction where it has been all along — in New York state court.
Moving the case to a federal judge, CNN reported, could have made it easier for Trump to get that conviction reversed.
Timeline
Reuters reports that Trump has lost his bid to move the already-decided criminal case to federal court.
CNN, CNBC and The Independent confirm the federal judge rejected the transfer — the newest in a series of attempts, each of which has been turned down.
Reactions
None of the four wire reports carried comment from Trump's legal team or from prosecutors as of publication.
The Independent framed the decision as a judge "again" blocking Trump's attempt to have the felony conviction tossed — a description that matches CNN's account of a repeated, and repeatedly rejected, legal strategy.
What's Next
The conviction stands unless Trump's lawyers win relief elsewhere. Their remaining route runs through the New York state appellate courts, and any further federal move would have to start with an appeal of this ruling.
More
The Frank is holding to what the sources say and no further. Details of the judge's reasoning were not included in the initial dispatches; we will update as the written opinion is reported.
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