Judge Refuses To Delay Trump’s Hush Money Trial

The New York Times reports:

The judge overseeing Donald J. Trump’s criminal case in Manhattan rejected his last-ditch bid to delay a trial beyond April 15, removing one of the final obstacles to the first prosecution of a former American president.

Mr. Trump had asked the judge to delay the trial until after the Supreme Court rules on whether he is immune from prosecution on charges involving official acts he took while president, an issue that arose in another of his criminal cases. The Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments on that issue this month but might not rule until June.

The judge in the Manhattan case, Juan M. Merchan, ruled that the trial did not need to wait for the Supreme Court. He denied Mr. Trump’s effort as “untimely,” ruling that he failed to request the delay by a legal deadline.

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And we’re back! The judge overseeing Trump’s criminal case in Manhattan rejected his last-ditch bid to delay the trial beyond April 15.https://t.co/OIT9WhuLU6

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) April 3, 2024