U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein rejected President Donald Trump's third bid to move his New York hush-money conviction to federal court and dismiss it on presidential immunity grounds, ruling the arguments were neither new nor legally sufficient. Hellerstein held that payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels and any cover-up of an affair were not official acts under the Supreme Court's 2024 immunity decision. Trump's legal team said it would appeal, calling the judgment baseless and lawless. Trump was convicted in 2024 on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records tied to a $130,000 payment allegedly made through fixer Michael Cohen, and on January 10, 2025, received an unconditional discharge with no jail or fine. He continues to challenge the verdict through state appeals while denying the alleged affair and wrongdoing.