A federal judge on Friday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to transfer his New York state criminal hush money case to federal court. Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled that Trump had waited too long after his May 2024 conviction to seek removal to federal court. Trump was convicted of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment to silence adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. The judge also stated that paying hush money and covering up embarrassment are not official acts covered by presidential immunity.
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