NY Judge Delays Trump Trial as Defense Seeks Sanctions, Dismissal

Defense attorneys claim that prosecutors have made an active effort to prevent the defense from obtaining exculpatory evidence.
NY Judge Delays Trump Trial as Defense Seeks Sanctions, Dismissal
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally at the Forum River Center in Rome, Ga., on March 9, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Catherine Yang
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New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan adjourned an upcoming trial for former President Donald Trump for 30 days, scheduling a March 25 hearing on the possible dismissal of the case, after which he “will set the new trial date, if necessary.”

The decision follows a discovery dump of 104,000 pages on President Trump’s attorneys less than three weeks before the trial was set to begin.