
NY Judge Allows Trump to File Additional Motion to Delay ‘Hush Money’ Trial
Published on March 25, 2024
A New York judge overseeing Donald Trump’s upcoming criminal trial in Manhattan said Monday that he would allow the former president to file an additional motion to delay. Judge Juan Merchan said his attorneys can file a motion on rounds of pretrial publicity, giving Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office one week to respond to the filing. Trump lawyer Todd Blanche asked the judge to file a motion to delay the trial based on pretrial publicity, referring to the media coverage of a criminal case that could potentially bias jurors’ verdict decisions. Judge Merchan said his attorneys could file the motion but emphasized that the trial is scheduled for April 15, according to reporters in the court on Monday....
