Trump is trying to move his sentencing in the hush-money case to Federal court, to delay it until after the election. As the New York Times suggests, "it's a long shot."

Former President Donald J. Trump sought to move his Manhattan criminal case into federal court on Thursday, filing the unusual request three months after he was convicted in state court.

The long-shot bid marks Mr. Trump’s latest effort to stave off his sentencing in state court in his hush-money trial, in which he was convicted of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal.

He is scheduled to receive his punishment on Sept. 18, just seven weeks before Election Day, when he will square off against Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidency.

“The ongoing proceedings will continue to cause direct and irreparable harm to President Trump — the leading candidate in the 2024 presidential election — and voters located far beyond Manhattan,” Mr. Trump’s lawyers, Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, wrote in the filing.

Well, guys, he ISN'T "President" Trump, he's ex- or former-president Trump, who has an inflated view of his own importance. He's scared of Harris, who appears to have moved ahead of him in most polls (but never trust them - the only one that counts is the voting booth). All hopes are on Marchan pronouncing a prison sentence in September.