Judge Won't Move Trump's Hush Money Case to Federal Court

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : Bragg charged Trump with felonies in the case when he could have brought the charges as misdemeanors, was using an untested legal theory, and after the statute of limitations had expired.
36% : Others had also previously declined to bring such charges against Trump.
29% : Legal experts widely believe that the "guilty" verdict will be overturned on appeal, especially if Trump is sentenced to jail.
27% : He said they had failed to satisfy the burden of proof required for a federal court to seize the case from the state court where Trump was convicted in May.
27% : Instead, Hellerstein noted, Trump can pursue a state appeal or, after exhausting that path, seek review from the U.S. Supreme Court"It would be highly improper for this Court to evaluate the issues of bias, unfairness or error in the state trial," Hellerstein wrote.
24% : Trump's team also raised concerns about the judge involved in the case, Judge Juan Merchan, though Hellerstein was unwilling to get involved in such a pressing issue, pointing to how it's a matter for other courts:Hellerstein sidestepped a defense argument that Trump had been the victim of "bias, conflicts of interest, and appearances of impropriety" at the hands of the judge who presided over the trial in state court, Juan M. Merchan.
12% : Merchan is expected to sentence Trump on September 18, with former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew McCarthy having warned people to prepare for Trump to be sentenced to jail.

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