Donald Trump Stung in New Legal Loss After Sentencing Request [Video]

Former President Donald Trump‘s efforts to pause his criminal sentencing in New York were struck down by a federal appeals court on Thursday.

In a one-page order, three judges on the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals denied Trump’s request for the court to order a stay on his hush money conviction until the appellate judges can hear arguments on whether the case should be moved to federal court.

The former president was convicted on 34 felony counts in May after a Manhattan jury found him guilty of falsifying business records to conceal his connection to a hush money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election. Daniels testified that the $130,000 payment was intended to keep her quiet about an extramarital affair she had with Trump years prior.

Trump had requested that the case be moved to a federal court back in August, citing the Supreme Court‘s ruling over …