Read Word-for-Word: Trump Hit With Major Legal Blow as Judge Rejects Latest Bid to Move Stormy Daniels Case to Federal Court

The ruling takes aim at Trump’s timing — and his presidential immunity argument.

Sep 02, 2026

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President Donald Trump has suffered another major legal setback in his long-running battle over his 34 felony convictions.

According to court documents obtained by THE VAULT, U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein rejected Trump’s latest attempt to move the Stormy Daniels hush-money case into federal court.

But it’s what the judge said about Trump’s legal strategy – and his attempt to invoke presidential immunity – that delivers the real sting.

Hellerstein’s 35-page ruling takes aim at the timing of Trump’s latest maneuver and explains why the president failed to clear the legal hurdle needed to revive his federal court bid.

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Read Word-for-Word: Trump Hit With Major Legal Blow as Judge Rejects Latest Bid to Move Stormy Daniels Case to Federal Court

The ruling takes aim at Trump’s timing — and his presidential immunity argument.

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