Judge: Stormy Daniels hush-money talks aren’t official presidential actions

A federal judge denied Donald Trump’s bid to move his New York hush-money case from state court to federal court, ruling that the alleged private conduct surrounding reimbursements to Michael Cohen is not an official presidential act and thus not within presidential immunity. Trump has appealed, and while the case remains in state court, the ruling follows a prior appellate direction to reassess in light of immunity rulings.