A federal judge on Tuesday (Sept 3) rejected former President Donald Trump's request to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, effectively blocking his attempt to move the case to federal court.

US Judge blocks Donald Trump’s appeal to intervene in hush money conviction

Donald Trump's legal team has urged Justice Juan Merchan, the judge who presided over his hush money trial, to lift the gag order now that the Republican has been convicted.

'Convicted felon' Trump seeks freedom to speak, urges judge to lift gag order amid Biden attacks

Donald Trump, the first former US president to be convicted in a criminal trial, has requested a judge to remove a gag order placed on him during his recent hush money trial.

'Felon' Donald Trump seeks relief from gag order after historic conviction

Donald Trump, ex-US president and recent felon, has issued a stark warning that sending him to prison could be a "breaking point" for his supporters, heightening fears of political violence as the US presidential election on November 5 approaches.

'Breaking point': Trump warns of potential Jan 6 like unrest if he faces jail time

Donald Trump on Thursday (May 30) became the first US president — current or former — to be convicted of a crime. A New York jury has found the ex-president guilty on all 34 charges in his hush money case involving porn actress Stormy Daniels.

Hush money case: Trump campaign announces $35mn fundraising haul after guilty verdict

It's crunch time for Donald Trump's defense team as they take another stab Thursday at Michael Cohen, the key witness in the criminal trial in which the former president is accused of fraudulently covering up his affair with a porn star to influence his first presidential bid.

Crunch day for Trump lawyers seeking to discredit Cohen at hush money trial

On Day 2 of Stormy Daniels' testimony, Donald Trump's lawyers attempted to show inconsistencies in the porn star's detailed account of her alleged 2006 sexual encounter with the ex-president.

Judge slams Trump's 'track record': Key takeaways from Day 2 of Stormy Daniels testimony