NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge on Tuesday signaled he would not rule in Donald Trump’s favor and let the Stormy Daniels hush money case proceed in federal court.
After hearing lengthy arguments from lawyers for Trump and the prosecutors for District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Manhattan federal court Judge Alvin Hellerstein declined to issue a ruling but let the parties know how he felt.
Hellerstein said it appeared to be “very clear” that the conduct Bragg has alleged against Trump did “not relate to anything” under Trump’s presidential duties, as Trump claims.