Donald Trump, the current American President, HAS been convicted of 34 criminal charges in the State of New York….
Trump’s lawyers have been trying to get the case transferred to Federal Court where Trump’s lawyers would try to sell a judge that their client is the President and he should be immune to any and all charges brought up against him….
NOT gonna happen…..
A federal judge on Friday rejected President Trump’s latest bid to fight his criminal conviction outside of New York’s state courts, a strategy aimed at citing presidential immunity, under which Trump could potentially toss charges that stem from a 2016 hush money payment in the trash can.
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein has denied Trump’s attempts to move to federal court three times. An appeals panel had directed Hellerstein to take another look, saying he brushed aside the president’s arguments too easily.
Hellerstein on Friday reaffirmed that Trump was too late and that the verdict withstands presidential immunity anyway.
“The grounds for a second removal cited by Defendant, Donald J. Trump, are neither new nor legally sufficient. He has failed to show good cause and diligence,” the judge wrote….
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The hush money case was one of four criminal prosecutions that Trump faced as he campaigned for another White House term. The New York case was the only one to go to trial; the others were dismissed.
Trump is still appealing his conviction in New York’s state courts, but he has hoped to instead advance his arguments before a federal judge.
Congress allows federal officials to move courts when they are being prosecuted for matters related to “any act under color” of their office. The arrangement is aimed at preventing state interference, ensuring the official can have a neutral forum.
Trump launched an original attempt to move courts before his trial. Hellerstein rejected the bid…..
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