Court denies Trump bid to overturn hush-money conviction

Manhattan Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein rejected former President Trump’s bid to move or erase the hush-money case, ruling that presidential immunity does not shield the state prosecution and that a cover-up of an affair isn’t within a president’s official duties. The May 2024 conviction for falsifying business records tied to a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels stands, and Trump’s team says it will appeal, calling it a ‘second bite at the apple’ that the court disfavored.