Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said in court filings that it opposes former President Donald Trump’s effort to move a “hush money” case to a federal court.
Bragg argued in documents filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan (pdf) that Trump is not entitled to a venue change for the state criminal case because the former president is not a federal officer.
“He does not plausibly meet the required elements to justify removal to federal court,” Bragg said in the filing.
Trump, who has been charged by Bragg with falsifying business records connected to an alleged  “hush money” payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels prior to the 2016 election, has called the case a politically-motivated “witch hunt.”…