Will there be another hush money trial against Trump after he leaves office? The possibility is raised by his pending appeal, which was the subject of a hearing Wednesday.

Trump's attorney, Jeffrey Wall, argued that the president's appeal belonged in federal court because the Manhattan District Attorney's Office chose to include evidence that they say relates to Trump's official acts as president, including testimony from former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks.

President Donald Trump’s lawyers are fighting to erase the New York hush money criminal conviction that punctuated his reelection campaign last year and made him the first former — and now current — U.