Judge signals Trump 'hush money' case likely to stay in state court

" criminal case to federal jurisdiction were met by a skeptical judge Tuesday, who indicated he didn't believe payments made to a former Trump attorney were tied to Trump's service as president.

Judge Alvin Hellerstein said Tuesday that he would issue his decision in two weeks, but indicated he was unswayed by Trump's argument that the payments were within the"color of office."Trump entered a not guilty plea on April 4 to 34 state felony counts of falsification of business records. The case revolves around a series of transactions between Trump and Cohen.

He also testified that after Trump took office, Cohen served as personal attorney to the president, and that"presidential had to be separated from personal" due to"corporate policies.""The documentary evidence in the possession of the district attorney contradicts Garten," Cohen said. "The objective of the alleged conduct had nothing to do with [Trump's] duties and responsibilities as President," wrote Manhattan prosecutor Matthew Colangelo in a May 30 filing."Instead, the falsified business records at issue here were generated as part of a scheme to reimburse defendant's personal lawyer for an entirely unofficial expenditure that was made before defendant became President.

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