Donald Trump's legal troubles continue to get worse. Immediately after he lost his bid for an appeal in the E. Jean Carroll rape trial, he got bad news about his request to move his hush money case from New York state court to a more favorable federal court. The ruling means that the case will stay in Manhattan criminal court and D.A. Alvin Bragg's officer will be prosecuting it. Trump faced 34 felony counts related to falsifying business records.

Trump continues to swear that he is not guilty and that all payments related to being President and that this is why the case should have been heard in federal court, which would have been more favorable to him (he thought) than Manhattan court.

In the ruling denying his request, the judge wrote:

"Trump has failed to show that the conduct charged by the Indictment is for or relating to any act performed by or for the President under color of the official acts of a President. Trump also has failed to show that he has a colorable federal defense to the Indictment."

D.A. Bragg's office is pleased with this ruling, stating that “We are very pleased with the federal court’s decision and look forward to proceeding in New York State Supreme Court.”

Trump is not as happy. That makes me happy. Although this case is not the most dangerous for Trump's ability to stay a free man, it is the one that started the indictment-palooza. Knowing that he is facing trial in a city that hates him so much - and one that his family built a (fake) fortune in - is schadenfreude.