THE HILL
A New York judge scheduled former President Trump’s hush money trial to begin April 15, enabling his first criminal trial to still take place this spring after a last-minute delay.
Trump, who has looked to postpone all four of his criminal cases beyond the election, requested the judge toss his case over new documents recently turned over, or at least sanction Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) and postpone the trial.
Judge Juan Merchan rejected all of those requests during a hearing on Monday, ruling in favor of Bragg by refusing to push the trial deeper into the campaign season, setting jury selection for April 15.
“The court finds that the people have complied and continue to comply with their discovery obligations,” Merchan said.
Trump’s trial had long been scheduled to begin on Monday, but at the last minute, Bragg’s office consented to a multi-week delay.
