Trump Fails in Third Attempt in a Week to Postpone New York Criminal Trial

Former US President and Republican candidate donald trump failed this Wednesday in its third attempt to delay the criminal trial in New York scheduled for this Monday, April 15th, and related to alleged irregular payments to the porn actress Stormy Daniels in his election campaign in 2016.

Trump’s defense asked this morning in an appeals court in New York delay the process using a legal tool known as “article 78″, which allows litigants to request assistance for what they consider illegal government actions, NBC News reports.

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The request documents are confidential, but according to the media, they requested this postponement while several decisions by the judge who will preside over the trial are analyzed. Juan Merchanwhom Trump denounced for an alleged conflict of interest due to his daughter’s work related to politics.

The appellate judge Ellen Gesmer It took about half an hour to respond in the negative, but a panel of judges will later hear the lawyers’ arguments.

Since the beginning of the week, this is Trump’s third unsuccessful attempt to delay the process; He previously argued that he does not face a fair trial due to negative media coverage and that “gag order” that limits his public comments is unconstitutional.

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It is expected that different panels of appeal judges will also subsequently hear their requests for a change of court, thus avoiding Manhattanand modify the “gag order”This prevents Trump from talking about those involved in the trial or the families of the prosecutor and judge.

Source: Elcomercio

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