Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's bid to move his 34-count New York state criminal conviction to a federal court. Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled that Trump's request was neither new nor legally sufficient, stating he failed to show good cause and diligence. Trump sought the transfer to federal court in an effort to eventually appeal the conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court following its ruling on presidential immunity. The case stems from May 2024, when a New York jury found Trump guilty of business fraud related to hush money payments made ahead of the 2016 election. The decision marks the third time Judge Hellerstein has rejected Trump's attempt to move the case to a federal jurisdiction. In fullJudge again blocks Trump’s attempt to get his felony hush money conviction tossedMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

A federal judge has again blocked President Donald Trump’s bid to erase his hush money conviction in New York. Judge Alvin K.

Trump's conviction in the hush money case relates to conduct that preceded the 2016 presidential election, which led to his first term in the White House.