Rough Day in Court for Trump Legal Team
As Judge in Hush Money Case Rules on Pre-Trial Motions
Posted By: Dreadnought, 3/19/2024 12:13:20 AM
The New York criminal case against former President Donald Trump over allegedly miscategorized "hush money" payments to Stormy Daniels was initially scheduled to begin jury selection on March 25. However, after the Trump legal team requested a postponement until the Supreme Court rules on the presidential immunity issue and District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office acceded to a continuance after 31,000 pages of records from the US Attorney's Office were produced pursuant to subpoena (albeit, pushing for a 30-day delay rather than the 90 days requested by the defense), Judge Juan Merchan agreed to bump the trial 30 days, so
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Rough Day in Court for Trump Legal Team
As Judge in Hush Money Case Rules on Pre-Trial Motions 5 replies
As Judge in Hush Money Case Rules on Pre-Trial Motions 5 replies
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