Trump loses again in bid to erase his hush money conviction PBS News Hour - The Latest By: Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press ¡ Larry Neumeister, Associated Press 28 August 2026 at 20:55 It is the third time Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein has blocked Trump from having the U.S. District Court in Manhattan seize control of the case from the New York court where he was tried and convicted.