"Manhattan Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who reserved decision, appeared unswayed by Trump's position, saying he'd sought two bites at the apple by first trying in state court to get his conviction tossed on account of the Supreme Court's July 2024 decision on presidential immunity and, when that didn't work, refocusing efforts in federal court. The judge said the strategy led Trump to miss the 30-day window to raise the matter federally, without a good cause excuse."
"A jury of twelve New Yorkers on May 30, 2024, found Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records, determining he orchestrated an illegal scheme to sway the results of the 2016 election by directing his then-fixer Michael Cohen to silence porn star Stormy Daniels about a sexual tryst with Trump. He is separately appealing his conviction in state appeals courts."
Manhattan Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein reserved decision and appeared unswayed by President Trump's renewed effort to move his hush-money criminal case to federal court. Hellerstein said Trump first sought relief in state court following the Supreme Court's July 2024 presidential immunity ruling, then shifted to federal court after that failed, which led to missing the 30-day federal filing window without a good cause excuse. Trump attorney Jeffrey Wall argued the team proceeded sensibly with sentencing imminent. A jury found Trump guilty on May 30, 2024, of 34 counts of falsifying business records related to payments to silence Stormy Daniels; Trump is appealing in state courts.
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