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“Fed judge rejected #Trump’s request to intervene in his NY hush $ crim case, thwarting latest bid to overturn felony conviction & delay his sentencing.

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled Trump had not satisfied the burden of proof required for fed court to take control of case from state court where it was tried

..hours after Manhattan prosecutors raised obj to Trump ‘s effort to delay post-trial decisions while he sought to have fed court step in”
https://apnews.com/article/a905207c7db9fc48d022d68ac6cc12e1

Federal judge rejects Donald Trump's request to intervene in hush money case

A federal judge has rejected Donald Trump’s request to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, thwarting the former president’s latest bid to overturn his felony conviction and delay his sentencing. U.S.

^{MICHAEL R. SISAK (AP News)}