Trump loses bid to erase hush money conviction again

Donald Trump handed no-penalty sentence in hush-money case

This leaves Trump’s felony conviction fully intact as he continues to challenge the case while serving as president.

A federal judge on Friday rejected President Trump’s latest bid to fight his criminal conviction outside of New York’s state courts, a strategy aimed at citing presidential immunity, under which Trump could potentially toss charges that stem from a 2016 hush money payment in the trash can.