{"id":2177047,"date":"2024-02-15T11:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T16:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-judge-confirms-march-trial-date-for-trump-hush-money-case\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T11:55:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T16:55:03","slug":"new-york-judge-confirms-march-trial-date-for-trump-hush-money-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-judge-confirms-march-trial-date-for-trump-hush-money-case\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Judge sets March trial date for Trump hush-money case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-york-judge-confirms-march-trial-date-for-trump-hush-money-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2177047&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A New York\u2062 Judge Allows Hush-Money Case Against Donald Trump to Proceed \u2062to Trial<\/h2>\n<p>In an announcement on Thursday, \u200ba \u200dNew York judge declared that\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-prosecution-will-disrupt-other-trump-cases-ny-attorney-general-predicts\/\" title=\"NY Attorney General predicts Fed prosecution will disrupt other Trump cases.\">hush-money case brought<\/a>\u2063 by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg against former President Donald Trump will indeed go to trial in March as planned.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Juan Merchan, presiding over a Manhattan court \u200bhearing, firmly denied Trump&#8217;s\u200c motion to dismiss the case\u200b and set the \u2063date for jury selection on March 25. This\u200d timing, right \u200bin the middle of the primary election process, is expected \u200dto \u200clast\u200c approximately six weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s\u2063 lawyer expressed disappointment, \u2063calling the decision a &#8220;grave\u2062 injustice&#8221; and criticizing the\u2062 &#8220;compressed \u2062and expedited schedules&#8221; of multiple legal battles during this\u200b election season. The hearing continued with discussions on how the trial will be conducted.<\/p>\n<p>Bragg \u2064has accused Trump of attempting to\u200b conceal hush-money \u2064payments,\u200c including those made to former adult\u200d film star\u2062 Stormy Daniels, as part\u2064 of\u2063 a\u2063 scheme to influence the 2016\u200d presidential election. Trump, who maintains his innocence and has pleaded not guilty to\u200c 34 \u200bfelony counts of\u200d falsifying\u2064 business \u200crecords, \u2062attended the hearing and spoke to reporters\u2062 outside the courtroom.<\/p>\n<p>The former president drew attention to the issue of violent crime in\u200c New\u200d York City, asserting that he\u200d is \u200dbeing targeted unjustly. Trump claimed\u2064 that \u2064the trial is being \u2063rushed because \u2063&#8221;they want to get it desperately before the election&#8221; while confidently stating \u2063that \u200che is &#8220;doing well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump makes\u200d statement \u2062outside courtroom: &#8220;You have violent \u2064migrant crime and they are after me for doing \u2063nothing wrong.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IioH9CuzYZ\">pic.twitter.com\/IioH9CuzYZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200c The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1758138719025135904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump is \u2062currently competing against \u2062Nikki \u2064Haley,\u200b his remaining major rival, for the GOP presidential nomination.\u200d They have been actively campaigning in\u200b South Carolina ahead of the state&#8217;s GOP primary on February 24.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, around the New York trial date, \u2062several \u200cstates \u200care expected to hold \u2063GOP primaries, including Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, \u2062Ohio, and Louisiana.\u2062 Connecticut, Delaware, \u200cNew\u200d York, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin are also\u200c set to have their Republican primaries on\u2062 April 2.<\/p>\n<p>As Trump seeks a second term \u200bin \u200bthe White \u200cHouse, he is facing three other criminal cases and \u2062civil\u2063 litigation. He has\u200c consistently claimed that prosecutors are engaged in a politically motivated &#8220;witch hunt&#8221; against \u200dhim.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE\u200b DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Recently, a\u200c judge postponed \u2064the Washington, D.C. trial scheduled \u2064for March 4 in special counsel Jack \u200bSmith&#8217;s 2020 election\u200b interference case, as Trump&#8217;s claims\u200d of immunity are being\u200d considered in higher courts. \u2064The May\u2063 trial for \u200dSmith&#8217;s documents\u2064 case in Florida is \u200balso expected to be delayed.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u2063 in a separate matter, a judge held a \u2062hearing in Georgia to determine whether Fulton County District Attorney\u2063 Fani Willis should be\u2064 disqualified from leading\u200b another\u2062 2020 \u2063election case against Trump due to allegations of \u200can improper relationship with a top prosecutor she hired.<\/p>\n<p>Willis has proposed starting the \u200dtrial against Trump and \u2064other\u200d defendants in August.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are\u200c the potential legal\u2064 consequences Donald Trump could face if convicted in the trial?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Itter.com\/IioH9CuzYZ<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Legal \u2063experts anticipate that this\u200d\u2062 trial will be closely watched, \u200cnot only due to Trump&#8217;s high-profile status but also because\u200d it raises \u2062important questions \u200dabout <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-campaign-payments-to-family-member-prompts-fec-legal-threat\/\" title=\"FEC warns RFK Jr. over campaign payments to family member\">potential \u200bcampaign finance violations<\/a>. If convicted, Trump could\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-team-requests-file-sharing-between-jack-smith-and-fani-willis-over-election-cases\/\" title=\"Trump's team requests file-sharing between Jack Smith and Fani Willis over election cases\">face significant legal consequences<\/a>. \u2063However, the former president remains confident in\u2064 his\u200d defense and has repeatedly emphasized his belief that\u2062 the charges\u200c against him are politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2064addition to\u200c the hush-money case, Trump also \u200cfaces several other ongoing legal battles. \u200cManhattan DA Bragg \u2061recently \u200dannounced\u200c a\u200d separate investigation\u200c \u200dinto\u200d\u200c the \u2062Trump \u200bOrganization&#8217;s financial practices,\u200c \u200craising \u200cconcerns that the former president&#8217;s\u2062 legal troubles may continue\u200c \u200cto\u200c\u2064 \u200clinger\u200d \u200cwell \u200cbeyond the upcoming trial.<\/p>\n<p>While the trial is set to \u200btake place in \u2064March, it is \u2062important to note that it could potentially face delays or even settlements before it reaches the courtroom. Both parties involved will likely engage in \u200crigorous \u200blegal maneuvers, further fueling the speculation and media \u200cattention\u200d \u200csurrounding\u200d\u200c the case.<\/p>\n<p>As the trial date approaches, many\u200d will be watching closely \u2063to \u2062see how this \u200bhigh-stakes legal battle \u2063unfolds. Regardless \u2063of the outcome,\u2063 the \u200bproceedings will undoubtedly impact the reputation \u200dand future endeavors of both \u2064Donald \u2063Trump and the Manhattan District Attorney&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New York judge rejected Donald Trump&#8217;s motion to dismiss the hush-money case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The trial will proceed as scheduled in March, with jury selection starting on March 25, according to Justice Juan Merchan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2177048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2012879932-scaled-e1708012182453.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2177047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-2012879932-scaled-e1708012182453.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2177047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2177047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2177047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2177048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2177047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2177047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2177047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}