A New York appeals court judge has denied Donald Trump's request to postpone his hush money criminal trial, as the former president seeks to move the case out of Manhattan. Trump's lawyers argued that he faces potential prejudice in the heavily Democratic area and that the jury pool has been influenced by news coverage of his other recent cases.
File photo: Donald Trump ’s hush money trial is the first of his four criminal indictments slated to go to trial and would be the first criminal trial ever of a former president. NEW YORK — A New York appeals court judge on Monday rejected Donald Trump ’s bid to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial while he mounts a last-minute fight to move the case out of Manhattan , foiling the former president’s latest attempt to put off the historic trial.
Trump’s hush money trial is the first of his four criminal indictments slated to go to trial and would be the first criminal trial ever of a former president. “The question in this case is not whether a random poll of New Yorkers from whatever neighborhood are able to be impartial, it’s about whether a trial court is able to select a jury of 12 impartial jurors,” Wu said.
Trump’s lawyers filed their appeals Monday on two separate court dockets. One was styled as a lawsuit against Merchan, a legal mechanism allowing them to challenge his rulings. As Trump’s lawyers stressed Monday that he was facing an unprecedented level of damaging publicity in Manhattan, they also referenced a decision issued by the state’s appellate court more than 25 years ago.
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