Lawyers for President Donald Trump argued before a federal appeals court Wednesday in a renewed bid to erase his felony conviction in the Manhattan hush money case, and the judges appeared open to moving the case from state court to federal court.
Trump has made two failed bids to push the now-resolved hush money case to federal court, a move his lawyers previously agreed would provide a more favorable and unbiased venue. This time, a panel of appeals court judges appeared more open than ever to the argument that the case should have been handled in federal court from the start.
Former President Donald Trump, standing with defense attorney Todd Blanche, speaks at the conclusion of proceedings for the day at his trial at Manhattan criminal
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