On Wednesday, a judge rejected former President Trump’s bid to move his hush money criminal case to federal court.
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein granted Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s (D) office’s request to keep the case in New York state court.
Trump claimed Bragg’s prosecution was politically motivated because of Trump’s actions as president, citing it as another reason to move the case to federal court.
“But there is no reason to believe that the New York judicial system would not be fair and give Trump equal justice under the law,” Hellerstein wrote.
“The evidence overwhelmingly suggests that the matter was a purely a personal item of the President — a cover-up of an embarrassing event. Hush money paid to an adult film star is not related to a President’s official acts. It does not reflect in any way the color of the President’s official duties,” Hellerstein wrote.
Manhattan prosecutors charged Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records in part to conceal a $130,000 hush payment that then-fixer Michael Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Trump pleaded not guilty to the charges.
A trial in the case is currently set for March 2024.
Hellerstein’s 25-page ruling rejected the former president’s two arguments that the case should be taken to federal court: that he was immune and that federal election laws preempted the charges.
The former President argued the Constitution gave him immunity from the indictment because the allegations in question were pursued solely because he was president.
“Reimbursing Cohen for advancing hush money to Stephanie Clifford cannot be considered the performance of a constitutional duty,” Hellerstein wrote, using Daniels’s legal name.
“Falsifying business records to hide such reimbursement, and to transform the reimbursement into a business expense for Trump and income to Cohen, likewise does not relate to a presidential duty,” Hellerstein continued. “Trump is not immune from the People’s prosecution in New York Supreme Court. His argument of immunity is not a colorable defense.”
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THE FOLLOWING IS A TOTAL LIE! “But there is no reason to believe that the New York judicial system would not be fair and give Trump equal justice under the law,” Hellerstein wrote.
Stuff both alvins in a hillary bag!
Of course, lying Bragg’s request was granted. This is New York City where a lying Bragg said he would go after Trump. What about the people of New York City who live with one of the highest crime rates in this country. Maybe Bragg should pay attention to that. He along with Smith have broken the oath they took to uphold the law when they have done all they can to break it. I hope they are disbarred for this.
Rigged BS again
“Death of a thousand cuts” ,…. this Entire thing has been harassment from the beginning,…. I can see nasti P. involvement,…. Loser, hilLIARy C. involvement,…. and the DNC/Deep State involvement from way back,…. Including anger at their losses of both power and face,…. both losses, were to the benefit of the American Citizen,…. and then we get corrupt elections, Moronic leadership in the aftermath, failures of everything from troop withdrawals to fiscal stability, to world standing, and national security
well, I see American Liberty and the first amendment are dead on this site
Is Hellerstein an Obama-noid Deep Stater?
THE CORRUPT GONE ROGUE JUDGE WHO PRESIDED OVER THE JEAN CARROLL VS / TRUMP CASE SHOULD BE FIRED ARRESTED AND JAILED FOR LYING CORRUPTION TREASON. WITH MANY MORE OF HIS KIND TO FOLLOW. WE HAVE WAY TOO MANY “GONE ROUGE JUDGES, THAT ARE NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR “TREASONOUS ACTIONS,” AGAINST AMERICA/AMERICANS.
That’s like saying there is no reason to believe that Jan.6 detainees would be treated the same a BLM rioters. It should not be different but they differ vastly.