US President-elect Donald Trump has failed to overturn his criminal conviction related to hush money payments made to adult film actor Stormy Daniels. Justice Juan Merchan denied Trump’s motion to dismiss the New York state case, stating that it deals with Trump’s personal conduct rather than his official presidential acts. Trump’s legal team continues to seek an overturn on different grounds following his recent election victory over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. The case stems from a $130,000 payment made in 2016 to silence Daniels’ claims of an affair with Trump, which he denies.