President Trump tried twice this week to delay the New York trial, but failed.
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked a New York appellate court to temporarily halt a hush-money criminal trial scheduled in New York, a tactic that has already failed twice this week.
President Trump's latest efforts to halt the trial include a petition to Judge Juan Melchan challenging his refusal to recuse himself from the trial and his refusal to allow Trump to discuss executive privilege. include.
There was no immediate word from the court about when or if the justices would hear these claims.
Marchan said presidential immunity does not apply to Trump's hush money suit because Trump did not invoke his defense in a timely manner.
“This court finds that defendants had countless opportunities to raise their claims of presidential immunity well before March 7, 2024,” Marchand wrote earlier this month.
Machan refused to recuse himself from the case last August, writing, “This court has considered its conscience and is confident that it will be fair and impartial.”
Lawyers said Trump should not preside over the trial because Marchand's daughter does political consulting work for Democrats and is creating an “unacceptable facade of fraud.” claims.
President Trump unsuccessfully tried twice this week to delay the trial while challenging the gag order and while trying to move the case out of Manhattan.
The former president was indicted in April last year on charges of falsifying business records in connection with hush money payments made by then-lawyer Michael Cohen to adult film actress Stormy Daniels days before the 2016 presidential election.34 He pleaded not guilty to the indictment. Trump has denied all wrongdoing.
Jury selection for the trial is scheduled to begin this Monday in New York City.
