Trump Insists on Moving Hush-Money and Stormy Daniels Cases to Federal Court in Manhattan

Donald Trump is pushing to move the Stormy Daniels hush money case brought by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg to federal court, arguing that he should be tried in federal court because he was president when the alleged crimes occurred. The case hinges on federal, not state, campaign finance laws, and Bragg has charged Trump with committing 34 felonies during his first year in the White House by reimbursing his fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen for a $130,000 payment to porn star Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. Trump's legal team has identified multiple arguments they could make in federal court, and Judge Alvin Hellerstein is expected to hear arguments from the district attorney and Trump’s lawyers later this month.