Donald Trump’s criminal trial scheduled for March 25 in New York in a case of hidden payments to an adult film actress is postponed, a Manhattan judge decided on Friday.
“The trial on this case is adjourned for 30 days from the date” of March 14, on which the Manhattan prosecutor gave the green light for the proceedings to be postponed for a month, ruled the judge of the court of New York Juan Merchan.
Which means that this historic trial – for which Donald Trump in principle faces a prison sentence – could begin in mid-April.
The New York State Supreme Criminal Court will meet in a preliminary hearing on March 25 to decide on a new date, according to Judge Merchan’s decision.
Thursday evening, the New York State Prosecutor’s Office for the Manhattan jurisdiction led by prosecutor Alvin Bragg declared itself open to a 30-day postponement of the trial, after a request for a postponement from the defense.
This offers further respite to the Republican candidate for the US presidential election in November, whose lawyers are seeking to delay as much as possible the opening of the four criminal trials in which their client is being prosecuted.
In a court document dated Thursday, the Manhattan prosecutor’s office said it was “ready for a trial on March 25” as planned, but without “opposing a postponement of up to 30 days to allow the defense to examine » new documents submitted to the proceedings The criminal trial of Donald Trump scheduled for March 25 in New York in a case of concealed payments to an X-rated film actress is postponed, a Manhattan judge decided on Friday.
“The trial on this case is adjourned for 30 days from the date” of March 14 on which the Manhattan prosecutor gave the green light for the proceedings to be postponed as requested by the lawyers of the former President of the States -United, ruled New York court judge Juan Merchan.
The judge in the case of payments allegedly made by Donald Trump to silence an alleged relationship with a pornographic film actress has postponed by 30 days the start of the proceedings which were initially scheduled for March 25, several American media report.
