Trump lawyers request federal court intervene in hush money case

Former President Donald Trump's legal team asked a federal court late Thursday night to intervene in his hush money case, as he attempts to get his conviction overturned.

A Manhattan jury convicted Trump on 34 felony charges related to the falsification of business records to hide a hush money payment he made to former porn star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about an alleged affair. 

The former president's legal team asked that the case be moved to a federal court, instead of state court where it currently resides, claiming that the move is warranted because the prosecution allegedly violated Trump's constitutional rights.

“The ongoing proceedings will continue to cause direct and irreparable harm to President Trump — the leading candidate in the 2024 Presidential election — and voters located far beyond Manhattan,” Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove wrote in a 64-page court filing, per the Associated Press.

Trump's lawyers are also trying to get the conviction overturned and the case dismissed after the Supreme Court ruled that certain presidential actions are protected by presidential immunity.

Blanche and Bove argued that if the case remains in New York state court, and he is sentenced next month as planned, it could amount to election interference.

The New York judge overseeing the case, Judge Juan Merchan, however is also weighing requests from Trump to postpone the sentencing until after the Nov. 5 presidential election, and a bid to dismiss the case and conviction after the Supreme Court ruling.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.