The judge in Donald Trump's hush money criminal case refused to postpone the trial because of publicity about the case.
FILE photos - Judge Juan M. Merchan , left, poses in his chambers in New York, March 14, 2024. GOP presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks, April 2, 2024, at a rally in Green Bay, Wisc. The judge in Donald Trump 's hush money criminal case on Friday turned down the former president’s request to postpone his trial because of publicity about the case.
“The situation Defendant finds himself in now is not new to him and at least in part, of his own doing,” the judge added. He said questioning of prospective jurors would address any concerns about their ability to be fair and impartial. “Many of the potential jurors already wrongfully believe that President Trump is guilty,” Blanche added, citing the defense's review of media articles and other research it conducted.
Prosecutors contended that publicity wasn’t likely to wane and that Trump’s own comments generated a lot of it. Prosecutors also noted that there are more than 1 million people in Manhattan, arguing that jury questioning could surely locate 12, plus six alternates, who could be impartial. Trump pleaded not guilty last year to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. His lawyers argue the payments to Cohen were legitimate legal expenses.
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