Judge Merchan agreed with Trump's attorneys that a video of a 1999 interview with Larry King should not be introduced as evidence.
Judge Juan Merchan handed former President Donald Trump a win in his hush money payment trial on Friday.Merchan, the judge overseeing the trial, sided with Trump's legal team on whether a piece of evidence could be introduced, according to Newsweek reporter Katherine Fung, who has been covering the trial from inside the courtroom.'Merchan sides with the defense on the Larry King interview.
Trump is facing trial in New York City on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment allegedly made to adult film actor Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleged the payment was meant to prevent her from speaking publicly about her claims of having an affair with the former president.
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