{"id":1958762,"date":"2023-06-27T21:39:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T01:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-casts-doubt-on-trump-effort-to-move-bragg-case-from-state-to-federal-court\/"},"modified":"2023-06-27T21:40:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T01:40:31","slug":"judge-casts-doubt-on-trump-effort-to-move-bragg-case-from-state-to-federal-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-casts-doubt-on-trump-effort-to-move-bragg-case-from-state-to-federal-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge questions Trump&#8217;s attempt to shift Bragg case to federal court."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-casts-doubt-on-trump-effort-to-move-bragg-case-from-state-to-federal-court%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1958762&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Battle Continues: Trump&#8217;s Efforts to Move Criminal Case to Federal Courts<\/h2>\n<p>The federal judge overseeing the court battle between former President Donald Trump and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has cast doubt on Trump&#8217;s attempts to change the venue of the criminal case from state to federal courts.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In an unprecedented indictment, Bragg brought criminal charges against Trump in April for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-jordan-subpoenas-former-manhattan-prosecutor-who-pushed-for-trump-indictment\/\" title=\"Rep. Jordan Subpoenas Former Manhattan Prosecutor Who Pushed for Trump Indictment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-the-charges-brought-against-the-trump-organizations-cfo-part-of-a-witch-hunt-experts-weigh-in\/\" title=\"Are The Charges Brought Against The Trump Organization\u2019s CFO Part Of A Witch Hunt? Experts Weigh In\">falsifying business records<\/a> related<\/a> to a $130,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-politicians-notable-figures-weigh-in-on-trumps-claim-that-he-will-be-arrested-on-tuesday\/\" title=\"Some Politicians, Notable Figures Weigh In On Trump\u2019s Claim That He Will Be Arrested On Tuesday\">000 hush money payment made<\/a> by Trump&#8217;s lawyer, Michael Cohen, to porn star Stormy Daniels during the final days of the 2016 election.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump argued that the charges should not be filed in Manhattan as they pertain to his role as president. However, Bragg&#8217;s office insists that the case should remain in state court, emphasizing that the payments in question occurred before Trump&#8217;s presidency and were related to his personal affairs.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Alvin Hellerstein, nominated by President Bill Clinton in 1998, has indicated that the case likely belongs in state court, going against Trump&#8217;s wishes.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The argument is very clear that the act for which the president has been indicted does not relate to anything under color of his office,&#8221; Hellerstein stated during a court hearing on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A final written decision is expected within two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s lawyers, Todd Blanche and Susan Necheles, argued for the case to be moved to a federal venue, while Matthew Colangelo, a lawyer for Bragg&#8217;s New York County District Attorney&#8217;s Office, opposed the motion.<\/p>\n<p>In early April, Trump and his legal team traveled to New York City for his arraignment on 34 felony charges of falsifying business records. He pleaded not guilty, vehemently denying any wrongdoing, and condemning Bragg&#8217;s prosecution as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trumps-defense-team-slams-impeachment-trial-as-political-vengeance-by-democrats\/\" title=\"President Trump\u2019s defense team slams impeachment trial as \u2018political vengeance\u2019 by Democrats\">politically motivated witch hunt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In May, Trump&#8217;s team stated in court filings that &#8220;the case involves important federal questions since the indictment charges President Trump for conduct committed while he was president of the United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bragg has argued that the federal court should not intervene and should instead return the case to the state level, citing Trump&#8217;s failure to identify an act under color of office or any viable federal defense.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Bragg&#8217;s predecessor, Cyrus Vance, had investigated the circumstances surrounding Trump&#8217;s 2016 payment to Stormy Daniels but never brought charges. Federal investigators also examined the matter and chose not to pursue an indictment. Trump denies the alleged affair.<\/p>\n<p>In May, Mark Pomerantz, who resigned from the prosecutor&#8217;s office in February 2022 after Vance declined to pursue charges, refused to answer questions about the Trump investigation from House Judiciary Committee Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>In June, Trump&#8217;s lawyers argued that &#8220;the facts and the law all point to&#8221; the Southern District of New York federal court as the appropriate jurisdiction for the case, which they claim was brought solely due to the political motivations of the Manhattan District Attorney.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s attorneys asserted that a criminal case can be moved to federal court if a federal officer is charged for conduct related to an act under color of federal office and identifies a viable federal defense. They believe Trump has adequately demonstrated all three criteria.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Bragg&#8217;s office argued that &#8220;Trump concedes that the 2017 payments at issue in this criminal proceeding were to his personal attorney handling his personal affairs,&#8221; making them separate from the Office of the Presidency. Bragg contends that this concession undermines any claim that the conduct charged in the indictment was related to an act under color of office.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate courtroom in Florida on Tuesday, Trump&#8217;s co-defendant, Walt Nauta, once again delayed entering a plea. This comes two weeks after Trump pleaded not guilty to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-casts-doubt-on-trump-effort-to-move-bragg-case-from-state-to-federal-court\/\" title=\"Judge questions Trump's attempt to shift Bragg case to federal court.\">separate indictment involving classified documents<\/a>. Nauta&#8217;s arraignment has been postponed to July 6 as he continues to search for a local attorney in Florida.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The federal judge questioned Trump&#8217;s attempt to transfer his criminal case from state to federal courts. 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