Trump’s Last-Ditch Bid to Delay Hush-Money Trial Shot Down by Appeals Court Judge
A New York appeals court judge has denied a last-ditch attempt by Donald Trump to delay his hush-money trial by suing the presiding judge.
It’s the second rejection by an appeals court in as many days for Trump, who has gotten desperate in his attempts to have his Manhattan trial pushed back from commencing Monday.
Cynthia Kern, the appeals court judge, ruled that Trump’s lawsuit against Judge Juan Merchan wasn’t enough reason to postpone his trial. That case pertains to allegations Trump falsified records to hide the nature of payments to his former fixer, Michael Cohen, including an alleged payment to Stormy Daniels to cover up an affair she claims to have had with Trump.