Days before the hush money trial begins, former President Donald Trump is again asking Judge Juan Machan to dismiss the case.
In a motion filed Wednesday, Mr. Trump's lawyers attempted similar arguments to Mr. Marchand's original request to dismiss last May. This time, they are suggesting that since Trump is currently the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, he will definitely be the next presidential candidate. “Political Targets” in the Works of Marchand's Daughter.
“President Trump is now the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party and a leading candidate for the 2024 presidential election,” his lawyers said in a motion made public Friday. “His victory in the primary following the court's decision on the previous motion to dismiss solidifies his status as a political target for Mr. Authentic, Mr. Marchand, and their clients.”
Marchan's daughter is president of Authentic Campaigns, the company that worked on Vice President Kamala Harris' 2020 presidential campaign. In the wake of Trump's earlier attacks over his daughter's work, Marchan sought recommendations from the New York State Judicial Ethics Advisory Commission, which said, “The impartiality of the government cannot be reasonably questioned.”
Based on the findings, Marchan rejected calls for Trump to resign in August, and is unlikely to be swayed by a similar argument.
The request, filed less than two weeks before jury selection begins on April 15, is another long-term goal of President Trump to block hush money lawsuits, which he claims are against his four This is the first of the criminal cases to go to trial. Mr. Trump has maintained his innocence. Marchan also rejected Trump's claims of presidential immunity earlier this week.
