Tag: trial

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg fights Trump’s request for delay in hush-money trial over media coverage

Manhattan DIstrict Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office is contesting former President Donald Trump’s request that his hush money trial be delayed due to “prejudicial pretrial publicity.” In a court filing made public Wednesday, prosecutors argue that Mr. Trump only has himself to blame for the media coverage. “Defendant’s own incessant rhetoric is generating significant publicity, and […]

Donald Trump lashes out over gag order before trial

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the gag order imposed on him before his criminal trial in New York is vicious, illegal and un-American. Judge Juan Merchan muzzled Mr. Trump as the former president faces trial in mid-April on 34 counts of falsifying business records. The order prohibits Mr. Trump from making public statements […]