Appeals Court Judge Rejects Trump Request to Postpone ‘Hush Money’ Trial as Attorneys Seek Change in Venue

The former president requested interim relief, or a stay, just one week before his first criminal case was set to go to trial in New York.

Former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom with his attorneys (L-R) Todd Blanche, Susan Necheles, Joe Tacopina, and Boris Epshteyn during his arraignment at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on April 4, 2023. Andrew Kelly-Pool/Getty Images

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump filed an appeal on April 8 and requested interim relief, or a stay, just one week before his first criminal case was set to go to trial in New York.

On the same day, a judge with the appellate division of the New York Supreme Court rejected the request to delay trial. Defense attorneys had argued during an emergency hearing that the trial should be postponed while they seek a change of venue.