Judge to Weigh Whether Donald Trump's New York Criminal Case Should be Moved to Federal Court
NEW YORK (NEWSnet/AP) — A U.S. judge is set to hear arguments Tuesday over President Donald Trump's attempt to move his criminal case in New York out of the state court to a federal court where he could potentially try to get the case dismissed.
Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein will listen to the afternoon arguments, though he isn’t expected to immediately rule.
Trump’s lawyers sought to move the case to Manhattan federal court soon after Trump pleaded not guilty in April to charges that he falsified his company's business records to hide hush money payouts aimed at burying allegations of extramarital sexual encounters.
While requests to move criminal cases from state to federal court are rarely granted, the prosecution of Trump is unprecedented.
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