Judge Delays Trump's Manhattan Trial for 30 Days Due to Last-Minute Evidence Dump
The hush-money criminal trial involving Donald Trump has been delayed until at least mid-April due to a last-minute evidence dump, with the judge seeking to determine if prosecutors should face sanctions or if the case should be dismissed. Trump's lawyers complained about receiving over 100,000 pages of documents late, hampering their defense preparation. The trial delay means it would start no earlier than April 15, and the judge has demanded a timeline of events and correspondence between the Manhattan district attorney’s office and the U.S. attorney’s office. Trump, who has fought to delay all of his criminal cases, has pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records in relation to hush money payments and has repeatedly sought to postpone his trials while campaigning for the 2024 presidential election.
