US district judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled that Trump had not satisfied the burden of proof required for a federal court to take control of the case. He noted that the request was rejected as Trump sought to overturn his felony conviction and delay sentencing.
Manhattan prosecutors argued that Trump had no legal obligation to delay post-trial decisions while waiting for Hellerstein's ruling, urging the trial judge Juan M Merchan to proceed with key defense requests.
Trump's conviction involved 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a $130,000 hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels. He maintains that he did nothing wrong in the case.
Assistant district attorney Matthew Colangelo mentioned that the prosecutors have not taken a position on delaying sentencing, highlighting their respect for the trial judge's discretion on the post-trial schedule.
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