Appeals Court Hears Trump’s Bid to Remove Business Records Case to Federal Court

Trump said the case should have been in federal court because the prosecution used evidence of conduct he said fell under presidential immunity.
Appeals Court Hears Trump’s Bid to Remove Business Records Case to Federal Court
President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office at the White House on June 10, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
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A federal appeals court on June 11 weighed President Donald Trump’s request to move his business records criminal case to federal court, potentially opening the door to tossing his conviction from 2024.

The oral argument came roughly a year after a jury found Trump guilty in state court on multiple counts of falsifying business records. Trump has maintained his innocence and argued the prosecution had multiple flaws, including using evidence of conduct protected by presidential immunity.

Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
Sam Dorman is a Washington correspondent covering courts and politics for The Epoch Times. You can follow him on X at @EpochofDorman.
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