{"id":2205692,"date":"2024-03-25T14:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T18:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-dismisses-trumps-attempt-to-delay-hush-money-trial\/"},"modified":"2024-03-25T14:36:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T18:36:43","slug":"judge-dismisses-trumps-attempt-to-delay-hush-money-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-dismisses-trumps-attempt-to-delay-hush-money-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge denies Trump&#8217;s request to postpone hush money trial"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fjudge-dismisses-trumps-attempt-to-delay-hush-money-trial%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=2205692&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>Judge Rejects\u200b Trump&#8217;s Attempt to Delay\u2063 Hush Money Trial<\/h2>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s move to postpone the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hush-money-witness-michael-cohen-grilled-for-perjury-judge\/\" title=\"Judge questions Michael Cohen about potential perjury regarding Trump hush money\">hush \u2063money trial<\/a>\u2064 against him\u200b hit \u2062a \u2063roadblock\u2062 as Judge \u2064Juan Merchan stood firm on\u2063 the April 15 trial commencement.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re\u200d not doing our\u2063 jobs \u200cif we don\u2019t independently look at the new material,\u201d Trump\u2019s attorney Todd Blanche told Merchan.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Unwavering Decisions in Court<\/h3>\n<p>Despite Trump&#8217;s plea for \u2063more time citing document review, Judge Merchan doubted the necessity for delay. Prosecutors revealed that\u2063 only a\u200c fraction of the documents was pertinent,\u2062 challenging the defense&#8217;s assertions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Merchan&#8217;s Background<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-news-covers-the-biden-administration\/\" title=\"NBC News Covers the Biden Administration\u00a0\">worth noting<\/a> that Merchan&#8217;s prior political \u200daffiliations \u200bsurfaced \u2063during the proceedings, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jennifer-aniston-posts-heartfelt-tribute-to-matthew-perry-rest-little-brother\/\" title=\"Jennifer Aniston pays tribute to Matthew Perry: 'Rest, dear brother'\">adding nuance<\/a> to the judicial dynamics.<\/p>\n<h3>Legal Maneuvers<\/h3>\n<p>Although Merchan permitted the filing of a \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/diversity-office-staffer-allegedly-demoted-for-being-white-sues-university\/\" title=\"White staffer sues university for alleged demotion due to race\">motion based<\/a> on pre-trial concerns, the trial&#8217;s\u2064 momentum remains unaffected. Trump&#8217;s \u200bclaim of election interference came \u200bto light, echoing his \u2063stance on the case&#8217;s timing.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click \u2063here \u2063to get the DailyWire+ app<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/metoo-tweets-from-andrew-cuomo-that-aged-horribly\/\" title=\"#MeToo Tweets From Andrew Cuomo That Aged Horribly\">bold statement<\/a> to reporters post-hearing, Trump condemned the trial&#8217;s timing as a tactic\u200c to impede his ability to campaign, accusing the prosecution of voter intimidation \u2063and \u2063interference \u200bin the upcoming\u2063 election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judge Juan Merchan denied former President Donald Trump&#8217;s request to delay the hush money trial, proceeding with the April 15 start date. 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