Attorneys for Donald Trump have asked a judge for a "significant" delay of his fast-approaching criminal hush money trial, arguing the Republican presidential nominee cannot get a fair jury due to "prejudicial pretrial publicity."
The trial on charges of falsifying business records must adjourn until that press coverage "abates," Trump's lawyers wrote last week in a filing in New York Supreme Court.
Those posts came after Judge Juan Merchan imposed a gag order barring Trump from speaking about likely witnesses and other figures involved in the case.
Trump in a slew of recent Truth Social posts has called for Merchan's recusal from the case, accusing him of political bias.
But in their court filing requesting a trial delay, Trump's lawyers argued that it was the press, not the former president, tainting the jury pool.
Persons:
Donald Trump, Trump, —, Judge Juan Merchan, Prosecutors, Merchan, recusal
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U.S, New York Supreme, Trump, Democratic
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New York City, U.S, New York