A judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to postpone his April 15 hush-money criminal trial until the Supreme Court rules on presidential immunity claims raised by Donald Trump in a separate criminal case.
Manhattan Judge Juan M. Marchand ultimately ruled on March 7 that the former president’s request was untimely and that his lawyers had countless opportunities to raise immunity issues. The court ruled that the matter had been raised in a petition to the court.
Lawyers for Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, had asked for the New York trial to be postponed indefinitely until Trump’s immunity claims in the election interference case in Washington, D.C., are resolved.
Marchand previously accused Trump of failing to meet deadlines for filings, waiting two and a half weeks for jury selection to raise immunity issues, and failing to “explain why the filings were delayed.” reprimanded his lawyer.
President Trump has claimed immunity from prosecution for actions he allegedly committed while in office.
His lawyers argue that some of the evidence and alleged conduct in the hush-money case overlaps with his time in the White House and constitutes official conduct.
