Judge blocks third attempt to move Trump hush-money case to federal court
TL;DR
A federal judge denied Trump's third attempt to transfer the New York hush-money case from state court to federal court, ruling that the payments to Stormy Daniels were private conduct not connected to his presidency and not protected by presidential immunity; the case remains in state court and is headed back to the 2nd Circuit for further review.
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