Trump Scores Partial Win in Request to Delay Manhattan Criminal Trial

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Former President Donald Trump has scored a partial victory in his bid to delay his criminal “hush money” trial in Manhattan.

Former President Donald Trump has scored a partial win in his bid to postpone his criminal trial in New York, in which the former president faces 34 felony counts of allegedly falsifying business records in connection with so-called hush money payments.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has agreed to a 30-day delay of the trial, which was supposed to start on March 25, according to a March 14 court filing.

President Trump had requested a 90-day delay in the start of the trial—or a full adjournment or dismissal based on claimed discovery violations—in order to have a chance to review the 73,000 or so pages of evidentiary documents produced by the District Attorney’s office since March 4.

Mr. Bragg argued in the filing that the late-term production of the evidence doesn’t warrant dismissal and that only about 172 pages are directly relevant to the case.

“Nonetheless, in light of the distinctive circumstances described below, the People do not oppose a brief adjournment of up to 30 days to permit sufficient time for defendant to review the USAO productions,” he wrote.

In particular, the Offices of the United States Attorneys (USAO) produced roughly 31,000 pages of additional records on March 13, while indicating that there would be more documents produced next week.

Justice Juan Merchan, who’s presiding over the case, still has to sign off on the delay.

President Trump has denied any wrongdoing in the case, calling it a politically motivated ploy to hurt his 2024 presidential campaign.

What Is the Case About?

Mr. Bragg indicted President Trump on 34 counts of allegedly falsifying business records in order to conceal $130,000 in payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in exchange for keeping quiet about her allegations of an affair.

Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen said he made $130,000 in a number of separate payments to Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, via a shell company that was then reimbursed by President Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, and recorded as legal expenses.

By Tom Ozimek

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