Trump Loses Plea To Delay $250M New York Fraud Trial

CNBC reports:

A New York judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump’s request to delay his sweeping civil fraud trial, calling the former president’s request “completely without merit.”

One day earlier, attorneys for Trump, his two adult sons and his businesses had asked the judge to stay the case until three weeks after he has ruled on competing motions for summary judgement. The trial is currently scheduled to begin Oct. 2.

New York Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron promptly smacked down their request. “Decline to sign,” Engoron wrote in a brief, handwritten note at the bottom of Trump’s proposed order for a stay. “Defendants’ arguments are completely without merit.”

Read the full article. Losing the case could mean that the Trump Organization would be barred from operating in New York state.

Trump bid to delay $250 million New York fraud trial is ‘completely without merit,’ judge says https://t.co/u0WwqBGHiD

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