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legalcriminal-justice1 year ago

"Critical Moment: Trump's Trial Date in NY Criminal Case Expected to Be Set"

A hearing on Thursday will determine if Donald Trump's hush-money trial will proceed as scheduled on March 25 in New York, marking his first criminal trial since being indicted. Judge Juan Manuel Merchan is expected to rule on key pretrial issues, including a request by Trump's lawyers to dismiss the case, which they claim is politically motivated. The case centers on alleged payoffs to two women and a doorman to bury stories about extramarital affairs during Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

via The Associated Press|
#criminal-trial#donald-trump#hush-money
legalcriminal-justice1 year ago

Trump's High-Stakes Legal Battles Reach Critical Juncture

Former President Donald Trump is expected in court for a crucial hearing in his New York hush-money criminal case, with a trial likely to begin next month. The case involves alleged efforts to suppress damaging stories during his 2016 campaign, and Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records. The judge will rule on key pretrial issues, including a motion to dismiss the case, and Trump's lawyers argue the charges are politically motivated. If the trial proceeds, it would be the first of Trump's four criminal indictments to go to trial.

via The Associated Press|
#donald-trump#hush-money-case#judge-juan-manuel-merchan
politics2 years ago

Trump's lawyers request recusal of judge in hush money case over political bias and family ties.

Donald Trump's lawyers have requested Judge Juan Manuel Merchan to step aside from his criminal case in New York City, citing anti-Trump bias and a conflict of interest arising from his daughter's work for some of Trump's Democratic rivals. Trump's lawyers allege that Merchan tipped the scales in two other Trump-related cases by involving himself in plea negotiations for Trump's longtime finance chief and requiring him to testify against Trump's company in exchange for a five-month jail sentence. The decision on recusal is up to Merchan himself, who previously rejected such a request when Trump's company was on trial.

via The Associated Press|
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