Trump's federal court bid to overturn hush-money conviction rejected

A US federal court has rejected Donald Trump's attempt to challenge his hush-money conviction. The ruling keeps the verdict intact.

Federal court rejects Trump's bid to overturn hush-money conviction

A United States federal court has turned down Donald Trump's attempt to have his hush-money conviction overturned, Google News IE — Crime (en) reports, citing the Financial Times.

Trump, the former and current US president, had sought to challenge the conviction at federal level, arguing the case should not have proceeded in a state court. The federal court rejected that argument, leaving the conviction in place.

The conviction stemmed from a New York state criminal case related to payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.

No sentencing date has been confirmed following the court's latest ruling.

Source: Google News IE — Crime (en)