Federal Judge Denies Trump Request to Relocate NY Criminal Case

Judge Alvin Hellerstein said the conduct in question was part of Trump’s unofficial conduct.
Federal Judge Denies Trump Request to Relocate NY Criminal Case
Former President Donald Trump takes the stage during a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz., on Aug. 23, 2024. Rebecca Noble/Getty Images
Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
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Former President Donald Trump has lost a bid to move his criminal case in New York to federal court.

Judge Alvin Hellerstein issued an opinion on Sept. 3 that said the Supreme Court’s July ruling on presidential immunity did not alter his previous conclusion that payments to adult actress Stephanie Clifford “were private, unofficial acts, outside the bounds of executive authority.”

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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