"Trump's Trial-Delaying Tactics Rejected by Judge in Hush Money Case"

Judge Juan Merchan has rejected former President Donald Trump's attempt to delay his hush money trial due to pretrial publicity, stating that an indefinite adjournment is not tenable and partly of Trump's own doing. Trump's attorneys also requested changes to the jury selection process, arguing that the current plan would not create a sufficient record for appellate review and lacks questions to identify potential jurors with disqualifying biases. The trial is set to begin on Monday.