A judge in New York has rejected an attempt by The New York Times and Gannett to unseal records from Donald Trump Donald TrumpFive takeaways from New Hampshire Senate debate Trump losing cash race in final weeks Vulnerable GOP senator questions opponent's American heritage MORE’s divorce from his first wife, Ivana, according to Politico. ADVERTISEMENT 
 
 In his ruling, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Frank Nervo said he was not convinced by the media companies’ argument that the records would be necessary to vet Trump’s fitness the be president of the United States. "Were the court to make the confidential records available for journalistic, and thus public, scrutiny, it would impermissibly inject itself into the political process by making the value judgment of what information is useful in determining the present candidate's, or any other candidate's, fitness for office," the judge wrote. "The court's role in the electoral process is strictly limited to determining whether a candidate complies with the Election Law. The court will not take an action that exceeds that limitation." A lawyer for the news outlets, David Schulz, said no immediate decision had been made about whether to appeal. "We are pleased with the Court's well-reasoned decision and order," said Marc Kasowitz, Trump’s attorney.
– A New York judge refused Thursday to let his court "inject itself into the political process" and turned down a media request to unseal the divorce file of Donald Trump and first wife Ivana, Politico reports. The New York Times and the Gannett Co. had tried to gain access to the 25-year-old file in case there was info that could prove useful to voters in determining Trump's fitness for the presidency. "The court's role in the electoral process is strictly limited to determining whether a candidate complies with the Election Law," wrote Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Frank Nervo in his decision. What apparently proved compelling to the court: filings by both Ivana Trump's and Donald Trump's lawyers earlier this month that sought to block any opening of files on their 1991 divorce, in which Ivana cited "cruel and inhuman treatment" in her filing, per the Hill. Nervo wrote in his decision that although Donald Trump is running for president, Ivana isn't, and so even if there's something to be found on Donald in the file that voters might be interested in, that doesn't justify infringing on Ivana's privacy.