Donald Trump on Friday appealed a judge's recent denial of his request that his pending New York state criminal case be transferred to federal court.
Trump had recorded the payments to Cohen as being for legal services.
Trump asked federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein to transfer his case from state court to U.S. District Court in Manhattan, arguing that because the records were created when he was president, the case properly belonged in federal court.
Trump, who is the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is now asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit to overturn Hellerstein's ruling.
A state court judge has scheduled a trial in the case to begin late March 2024.
Persons:
Donald Trump, Trump, Michael Cohen, Cohen, Stormy Daniels, Alvin Hellerstein, Hellerstein, Hellerstein's, Daniels
Organizations:
Trump, U.S ., Appeals, Manhattan, Attorney's
Locations:
New York, Manhattan, U.S