US judge rejects Trump’s bid to switch hush-money case to federal court

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: August 29, 2026Country: United States

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US judge rejects Trump’s bid to switch hush-money case to federal court

US President Donald Trump has once again lost his bid to transfer his criminal hush-money case from state to federal court. Judge Alvin Hellerstein declined Trump's petition for the third time, ruling that the president's arguments were neither new nor legally sufficient. Trump was convicted in 2024 on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

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