In the case of payments to a former pornographic star known as Stormy Daniels, with whom Mr Trump had an extramarital affair in 2006, “the proceedings have been postponed for 30 days” from March 14, a Manhattan judge ruled.
On Thursday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg gave the green light to postpone the hearing for 30 days. Which means the unprecedented criminal trial, in which Mr Trump might be sentenced to prison, will begin in mid-April.
“We will continue the fight to end this false case,” said a representative of the 77-year-old real estate magnate. Donald Trump’s lawyers had asked for a 90-day delay until the Supreme Court rules on the former president’s criminal immunity.
The businessman calls his prosecution of the payments to Stormy Daniels a “fraud” and denies that he had a relationship with the woman, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford.
Donald Trump is accused of falsifying documents from the Trump Organization to conceal a $130,000 payment to Ms Clifford before the November 2016 presidential election, which she won. He is charged in this case with 34 charges, which carry a prison sentence of up to 4 years.
The former US president has filed multiple appeals and objections in all four criminal trials before him in the hope that he will not be tried before the November 5 election.
He was thus able to secure a postponement of a trial in federal court in Washington that was set to begin on March 4 in connection with his attempt to overturn the outcome of the 2020 election. That trial was postponed until the Supreme Court ruled on the question of his potential immunity – which is not expected before June or July. While his trial in the case of the handling of secrets, originally scheduled to begin on May 20, is expected to be postponed for several months.
In Georgia, in his trial for trying to overturn the 2020 election result, a prosecutor’s exemption request was denied yesterday, but a reorganization of his team was requested. The ruling clears up significant trade for the conduct of this trial, for which a timetable has not yet been set.
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