In Manhattan, New York, former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial faced a delay of at least three weeks as ordered by a judge on Friday.
Judge Juan Manuel Merchan set a hearing for March 25, the original trial start date, granting a 30-day postponement in the alleged hush money case against the former president. The decision came after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg informed the judge on Thursday of no opposition to the delay, allowing both sides to review new records released by the United States Attorney’s Office.
Trump’s legal team had previously sought a 90-day delay to examine tens of thousands of pages of documents from the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan, with expectations that some of the evidence could favor the defense.
The former president, indicted by a grand jury in March 2023 on 34 counts related to allegedly falsified business records concerning hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels, had also requested the trial be postponed until after the Supreme Court decides on presidential immunity, a matter pending in another case.
Trump’s legal challenges extend beyond New York, with another case in Georgia where he faces allegations of attempting to overturn the 2020 election. Notably, six charges in the Georgia case were dismissed recently due to insufficient grounds for pursuit.