Judge rejects Donald Trump´s request to intervene over hush money...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

31% : The judge sidestepped a defence 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.Donald Trump (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)"This court does not have jurisdiction to hear Mr Trump's arguments concerning the propriety of the New York trial," Judge Hellerstein wrote in a four-page decision.
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, he noted, Trump can pursue a state appeal or, after exhausting that path, seek review from the US Supreme Court"It would be highly improper for this court to evaluate the issues of bias, unfairness or error in the state trial," Judge Hellerstein wrote.
20% : Trump was convicted in May of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a 130,000-dollar hush money payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels, whose affair allegations threatened to disrupt his 2016 presidential run.

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