Trump loses bid to delay hush cash trial till US Supreme Court docket evaluation

NEW YORK — A New York choose on Wednesday denied Donald Trump’s bid to delay his April 15 trial on fees stemming from hush cash paid to a porn star till the U.S. Supreme Court docket evaluations his declare to presidential immunity in a separate prison case.

The courtroom is scheduled to listen to the previous president’s arguments that he’s immune from federal prosecution for making an attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat on April 25.

His protection legal professionals within the New York case in March requested Justice Juan Merchan to delay the trial till that evaluation was full, arguing it was related as a result of prosecutors have been in search of to current proof of statements Trump made whereas he was president from 2017 to 2021.

In a courtroom ruling on Wednesday, Merchan mentioned Trump had waited too lengthy to boost the difficulty.

“Defendant had myriad alternatives to boost the declare of presidential immunity properly earlier than March 7, 2024,” Merchan wrote.

Trump, the Republican candidate to problem Democratic President Joe Biden within the Nov. 5 election, has pleaded not responsible in every of the 4 prison indictments he faces.