Pakistan, Aug. 29 -- A US federal judge has rejected President Donald Trump's latest attempt to move his hush money case to federal court. Judge Alvin Hellerstein issued the decision on Friday, August 28. He ruled that Trump's arguments were neither new nor legally sufficient. The decision keeps the case in the state court system. Trump's lawyers said they plan to challenge the ruling.

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A federal appeals court had directed Hellerstein to reconsider Trump's request. The review followed the US Supreme Court's 2024 ruling on presidential immunity. Trump's legal team argued that the ruling protects certain official actions from prosecution. They also claimed that some ev...