Judge Delays Donald Trump’s New York Criminal Trial For At Least 30 Days
deadline.comA judge delayed Donald Trump‘s New York criminal trial, in which he faces charges related to hush money payments paid to Stormy Daniels, by at least 30 days.
The trial was scheduled to start on March 25, the first of four criminal cases the former president faces. Instead, the judge, Juan Merchan, will hold a hearing on that date and schedule a new date after ruling on Trump’s motions.
His lawyers have raised objections over discovery issues. The delay in the start of the trial was expected, after prosecutors informed the judge that they would support a delay after getting a trove of new documents in the case from the Justice Department.
The trial delay cast new doubts on what, if any, cases will come before a jury before the November election. Trump also faces charges related to his withholding of classified documents after he left the White House.
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