A federal judge rejects Donald Trump’s latest request to move his New York hush-money criminal case to federal court, leaving his state-court conviction in place for now.
The ruling comes on the third attempt by Trump to remove the case, which he seeks in order to litigate it in federal court. The judge’s decision blocks what outlets describe as Trump’s fastest path to overturning the 2024 conviction tied to payments characterized as hush money.
Across coverage, the central point is the denial of the removal bid and the continuation of proceedings under the state case framework. The outlets differ mainly in emphasis: some highlight the procedural posture as Trump’s third attempt to change courts, while others focus on Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein’s role and the impact on Trump’s ability to challenge the conviction.
Overall, all accounts describe the same outcome: the judge denies the motion to transfer the case to federal court, meaning the conviction remains subject to the next steps in the existing legal process.
