A federal judge Wednesday denied former President Donald Trump's effort to move his New York State 'hush money' criminal case to federal jurisdiction.
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein wrote in his ruling that he didn't believe payments made to a former Trump attorney — which are at the center of the 34 New York State felony counts of falsification of business records — were tied to Trump's service as president.
Trump entered a not guilty plea on April 4 in the case, which revolves around a series of transactions between Trump and Cohen. A spokesperson for Trump's presidential campaign criticized the decision in a statement to CBS News, and accused Bragg, a Democrat, of targeting the Republican out of political animus.
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