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Trump’s Federal Move Blocked Again | New York City News
Trump’s latest bid to have his state conviction tossed to federal court has been shut down again—this time by Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, who called the move a repeat of failed legal tactics and ruled it neither new nor legally valid. The case stems from Trump’s 2024 felony conviction for hush money payments tied to Stormy Daniels, which could’ve impacted his 2016 campaign. Though he received an unconditional discharge (no punishment), the conviction stands. Trump’s team had hoped federal courts would grant him immunity as president, but Hellerstein, who previously denied this strategy twice…
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