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Trump attends hush cash case listening to as he seeks trial delay

A mix picture reveals grownup movie actress Stephanie Clifford, also called Stormy Daniels talking in New York Metropolis, and then- U.S. President Donald Trump talking in Washington, Michigan, U.S. on April 16, 2018 and April 28, 2018 respectively. 

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Donald Trump on Monday morning is about to attend a New York court docket listening to the place his legal professionals will attempt to push off his trial date on prices of falsifying enterprise information in a scheme to silence girls who say they’d affairs with him.

The hush cash case was beforehand set for trial on Monday however postponed till at the very least mid-April after Manhattan District Lawyer Alvin Bragg mentioned he didn’t oppose a 30-day delay with the intention to give Trump time to evaluation a tranche of not too long ago submitted paperwork.

Trump’s attorneys have requested Choose Juan Merchan to both dismiss Bragg’s indictment solely or delay the trial for at the very least 90 days. 

Merchan is anticipated to set a brand new trial date throughout or following Monday’s proceedings in Manhattan Supreme Court docket.

The listening to comes as Trump faces a monetary reckoning from New York Lawyer Basic Letitia James, who, as quickly as Monday, can begin to gather on a $454 million fraud judgment in opposition to him in a separate civil case.

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has been unable to get a bond to cease that penalty from coming due whereas he appeals.

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Trump, who’s grappling with 4 lively legal instances and a number of pricey civil instances whereas he runs to unseat Democratic President Joe Biden, raged in opposition to each the fraud case and the hush cash case previous to Monday’s listening to.

The penalty within the civil case “should be ZERO, I DID NOTHING WRONG!” Trump wrote on his social media web site Fact Social.

“The D.A. Case, that I am going to today, should be dismissed. No crime. Our Country is CORRUPT!” he added in the identical put up.

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