Attorneys for Donald Trump argued on Wednesday that the appeal over his felony conviction in New York should be moved to federal court because the case related to official acts as president, while the state said it was too late to make the change.
Trump was convicted last May of lying in relation to a hush-money payment to adult-film star Stormy Daniels, which he appealed.
Then, in July, the US Supreme Court granted the president immunity for official acts. For Trump's legal team, the goal of moving to federal court is for the conviction to be overturned on immunity grounds.
Both sides made their case during a one-hour hearing before a three-judge panel of the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals.
Trump's attorney, Jeffrey Wall, argued that the president's appeal belonged in federal court because the Manhattan District Attorney's Office chose to include evidence that they say relates to Trump's official acts as president, including testimony from former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks.
