Trump loses another bid to erase hush money conviction

Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein reiterated his earlier finding against Trump, saying that the reasons Trump cited for renewing his request were “neither new nor legally sufficient.”

A federal judge again declined to erase President Trump's hush money conviction on Friday, noting that the president's arguments were "neither new nor legally sufficient." Why it matters: The loss is another blow to the president, who has sought to get the conviction of 34 felony counts for falsifying business records

President Trump had sought to move his state court conviction to a federal jurisdiction, though a judge has blocked that effort

New York judge says president’s arguments were ‘neither new nor legally sufficient’

US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order that aims to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Aug. 27, 2026.Jim Watson | AFP | Getty ImagesA federal judge on Friday rejected an effort by President Donald Trump to transfer to federal court

It is the third time the judge has blocked Trump from having the U.S. District Court in Manhattan seize control of the case from the New York court

President Donald Trump loses again in bid to erase his hush money conviction  Toronto Star

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

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