Judge rejects Trump’s request to delay hush-money trial until Supreme Court rules on immunity
LA TimesFormer President Trump speaks after a hearing last month at New York Criminal Court. A judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial until the Supreme Court rules on presidential immunity claims he raised in another of his criminal cases. Lawyers for Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, had asked last month to adjourn the New York trial indefinitely until Trump’s immunity claim in his Washington election interference case is resolved. Further, they said, Trump’s “own incessant rhetoric is generating significant publicity, and it would be perverse to reward defendant with an adjournment based on media attention he is actively seeking.” The hush money case centers on allegations that Trump falsified his company’s internal records to hide the true nature of payments to his former lawyer Michael Cohen, who helped Trump bury negative stories during his 2016 presidential campaign. A federal judge last year rejected Trump’s claim that allegations in the hush money indictment involved official duties, nixing his bid to move the case from state court to federal court.