Judge Denies Trump’s Bid To Delay Hush Money Trial

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Judge expected to set trial start date in Trump’s hush money case

Judge Juan Merchan is expected at Monday’s hearing to set a trial start date in the New York hush money case against former President Donald Trump. Monday’s hearing, scheduled for 10 a.m. ET, comes after the trial was postponed until at least mid-April. The trial was originally slated to begin on Monday, but Merchan delayed… Continue reading Judge expected to set trial start date in Trump’s hush money case

Jack Smith Opposes Trump Proposal To Push Coup Trial To 2026

Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday explained why Donald Trump’s arguments for holding his 2020 election interference trial in April 2026 don’t hold up to scrutiny. Trump’s legal team has claimed Smith’s request for a January 2024 start date to the case brought after a federal investigation is meant to undercut Trump’s ability to prepare… Continue reading Jack Smith Opposes Trump Proposal To Push Coup Trial To 2026

‘Rust’ armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s trial date pushed back to next year

A new trial date has been set for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the “Rust” movie set.   Jason Bowles, an attorney for Gutierrez-Reed confirmed the news to NBC News on Monday that the trial had been pushed back to February 21, 2024 citing “scheduling issues for various witnesses.”  The trial was originally slated to… Continue reading ‘Rust’ armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s trial date pushed back to next year

Pushing Trump’s federal Jan. 6 case to 2026 would deny public a speedy trial, DOJ says

WASHINGTON — Delaying Donald Trump’s federal trial for his efforts to stop the peaceful transfer of power until 2026 would “deny the public its right to a speedy trial,” federal prosecutors for special counsel Jack Smith wrote in a court filing on Monday. “In service of a proposed trial date in 2026 that would deny… Continue reading Pushing Trump’s federal Jan. 6 case to 2026 would deny public a speedy trial, DOJ says

Judge: Trump Bid To Delay E. Jean Carroll Trial ‘Unpersuasive’

A federal judge issued a scathing 17-page opinion on Friday shutting down former President Donald Trump’s latest efforts to delay trial in writer E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case against him. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan came in response to a request from Trump to delay trial while he appeals an… Continue reading Judge: Trump Bid To Delay E. Jean Carroll Trial ‘Unpersuasive’

Ex-DOJ Official Dishes Out 1 Big Conclusion From Trump’s Wild Trial Date Request

Former acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal said the attempt by Donald Trump’s legal team to move the former president’s election interference trial to April 2026 shows his “consciousness of guilt.” MSNBC’s Joy Reid on Thursday asked the show’s panelists whether they found the proposed date “laughable” before Katyal chimed in. “I mean, laughable gives it… Continue reading Ex-DOJ Official Dishes Out 1 Big Conclusion From Trump’s Wild Trial Date Request

Trump Requests April Start Date For Federal Jan. 6 Trial… April 2026.

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing his federal election interference trial to push back the start date well beyond the January date proposed by special counsel Jack Smith ― all the way to April 2026, nearly a year and a half after the next presidential election. The lawyers filed the request… Continue reading Trump Requests April Start Date For Federal Jan. 6 Trial… April 2026.

Trump lawyers seeks to delay federal election trial until 2026

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump, the front-runner in polls for the 2024 Republican nomination, is seeking to delay his federal trial on charges related to his efforts to stop the peaceful transfer of power and retain the White House following his 2020 election loss. In a court filing Thursday, Trump’s attorneys recommended starting the… Continue reading Trump lawyers seeks to delay federal election trial until 2026

Trial of 2 white Mississippi men in shooting attack on Black FedEx driver ends in mistrial

A judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of a white father and son in Mississippi who were accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver who had dropped off a package at a home, after it was revealed that police did not turn over all evidence to the prosecutor’s office. Brandon Case and… Continue reading Trial of 2 white Mississippi men in shooting attack on Black FedEx driver ends in mistrial