Donald Trump's bid to delay hush-money trial denied by New York judge

[brooklynite]

Source: The Guardian

A New York judge on Wednesday denied Donald Trump’s bid to delay his trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to Stormy Daniels until the US supreme court reviews his claim to presidential immunity in a separate criminal case.

The case in Manhattan in front of judge Juan Merchan is scheduled to begin on 15 April.


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[bluestarone]

1. Is there an appeal number 2 coming?

[republianmushroom]

2. Hopefully, the trial will begin April 15th, but not banking on it.

[brooklynite]

3. This is a State Trial

Its a lot harder for Federal Courts to interfere.

[FakeNoose]

4. Chump faces CRIMINAL charges in this case, unlike the E. Jean Carroll trial which was civil

Also the outcome will be decided by a jury. I don't get why Chump's plea of "immunity" would matter for this case, because this stuff (the payoffs to Stormy Daniels and other women) happened before he was elected. The payoffs were made when Chump was still a private citizen, not a president.

There's a lot riding on this one.

[riversedge]

5. I just hope the trial starts April 15 as planned, but with Trump and his motions and

appeals, we never know for sure until it happens.