Trump Loses Bid To Move Hush Money Case to Federal Court

The ruling finds that the president is a ‘federal officer,’ but that payments to Michael Cohen were not ‘official acts.’

AP/Sue Ogrocki
President Trump watching the NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 18, 2023, at Tulsa, Oklahoma. AP/Sue Ogrocki

A federal judge’s denial of President Trump’s bid to have District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case against him moved to federal court means that his trial, over allegations of falsifying business records, will unfold in state court. 

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