Trump fails again to overturn conviction for hush money to porn starPhoto by Polina Zimmerman on Pexels
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Trump fails again to overturn conviction for hush money to porn star

RTP Notícias28 August 2026 at 23:10

A U.S. federal judge again rejected Donald Trump's attempt to overturn his conviction for hush money, denying today the request to transfer the case to a federal court and dismiss it based on presidential immunity.

Trump's conviction is related to paying money to a porn actress to silence an alleged extramarital affair during the 2016 presidential campaign.

The former president argued he should benefit from presidential immunity, which would allow dismissing the case or transferring it to a federal court where he would have more control over the proceedings.

The federal judge decided to keep the case's jurisdiction in the New York state court, not accepting Trump's defense arguments regarding immunity or the transfer of the case.

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