A federal judge on Friday again rejected President Donald Trump's bid to move the 'hush money' case from state court to federal court, where it could be dismissed on presidential immunity grounds. 

Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein stood by his earlier ruling against Trump, finding that the reasons Trump cited for renewing his request were "neither new nor legally sufficient," the Associated Press reported. 

Hellerstein also said that Trump "has failed to show good cause and diligence." 

Friday's decision was the third time Hellerstein has blocked Trump from having the case moved from the New York court, where he was tried and convicted, to the U.S. District Court in Manhattan. 

A spokesperson for Trump's legal team told the Associated Press that Hellerstein's ruling is "baseless and lawless," and Trump will appeal. 

In 2024, Trump was convicted on 34 counts in New York state court of falsifying business records for a hush money scheme to keep quiet his alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election.