Judge Denies Trump’s Request to Delay Trial Due to Prejudicial Publicity

Trump sought to postpone proceedings on grounds that prejudicial publicity prevented a fair trial.
Judge Denies Trump’s Request to Delay Trial Due to Prejudicial Publicity
Former President Donald Trump sits in New York State Supreme Court during the civil fraud trial against the Trump Organization, in New York City on Jan. 11, 2024. Peter Foley/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
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The judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s criminal case in New York has rejected his bid to postpone the trial on the grounds of prejudicial pretrial publicity.

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan said in an April 12 order and decision that he was denying President Trump’s request in part because it amounted to an untenable demand for indefinite adjournment and in part because the publicity surrounding the trial was in some measure of his own making.

Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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