The trial judge, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, threatened Trump's lawyers with contempt if they again try to bend his strict rules limiting the filing of new pretrial motions.
"This Court has the authority to implement measures as necessary to manage its docket and prevent "dilatory tactics" right up until the eve of trial," Merchan wrote.
Later on Tuesday afternoon, Merchan made public a March 10 letter from Trump's legal team that appeared to illustrate his concerns.
Blanche said that "pretrial publicity" made a fair trial impossible.
"President Trump's constitutional right to a fair trial is at stake," Blanche wrote.
Persons:
—, Donald Trump's, Juan Merchan, Merchan, Merchan's, Trump's, Stormy Daniels, Todd Blanche, Blanche, Allen Weisselberg, Michael Cohen, Stephanie Clifford
Organizations:
Service, GOP frontrunner's, New, Business, longtime Trump Organization
Locations:
York