A federal judge blocks Donald Trump again from moving his hush-money case out of New York state court, dealing another setback in his effort to overturn the conviction. The ruling is the third time Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein stops Trump from seeking control of the case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
The dispute centers on whether the case can be transferred to federal court and under what authority. Trump’s filings argue that the federal court should take over the matter, while the judge rules against granting that request. PBS reports this is the third such denial by Hellerstein, and the Globe and Mail similarly describes repeated efforts by Trump to erase the conviction through transfer.
Both outlets characterize the decision as part of an ongoing legal process rather than a final resolution on the merits of the conviction. They agree on the specific procedural point: Hellerstein continues to deny Trump’s bid to have the federal court assume control from the New York court where the trial and conviction occurred.
