CNN —A New York appeals court has denied Donald Trump’s petition to change the venue of his upcoming hush money trial.
The former president’s attorneys on Monday had urged the court to postpone the trial so it could consider whether to change the venue, arguing that Trump cannot get a fair jury in New York.
But Associate Justice Lizbeth González quickly denied the motion to stop the trial after hearing arguments Monday, and there is no further argument on the motion to change the venue.
Trump’s attorneys had filed the petition in the state appellate court earlier in the day, one week before his trial is set to begin.
At Monday’s hearing before the appeals court, Trump attorney Emil Bove rehashed a survey and media study referenced in the former president’s previous motion submitted to Merchan to postpone based on pretrial publicity.
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