US: Trump again asks federal court to take over hush money trial case
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Former United States President Donald Trump, in a move to overturn his felony conviction in the New York hush money trial, asked a federal court to take over his case, stressing that he is being harmed by actions taken by the state court judge.
Trump’s attorneys, in a filing submitted on Thursday (Aug 29) urgedthe US District Court in Manhattan to intervene in the former president'scase. This comesas Trump has sought to overturn his conviction and further delayhis sentencing scheduled for next month.
Trump's hush money trial
Republican presidential candidateTrump was convicted in May, of 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment ahead of the 2016 presidentialelection.
Trump was initially expected to be sentenced in July, however, Judge Juan Merchan pushedthe sentencing to September 18.
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Trump’s attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove have argued that the state's prosecution went against his constitutional rights and contradicted the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity.
They further stated that moving to federal court would give him an “unbiased forum, free from local hostilities.”
“Immediate access to such a forum is imperative and of the utmost urgency,” Trump’s attorneys stated. “Federal institutional interests associated with the Presidency, Congressional and FEC regulation of federal elections, and the integrity of the upcoming 2024 Presidential election are at stake.”
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Direct and irreparable harm to Trump
"The ongoing proceedings will continue to cause direct and irreparable harm to President Trump—the leading candidate in the 2024 Presidential election—and voters located far beyond Manhattan,” the former president'sattorneys wrote.
A federal judge rejected Trump's first attempt at moving the hush money case to federal court, stating that the case did not have to do with his official duties as president, but rather a "personal item".
The Republican presidential candidate and his legal team have been claiming that the case was politically motivated and argued that Trump's First Amendment rights are being violated by the court.
(With inputs from agencies)