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1 verified report published on March 11, 2024.
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The day’s Trump screwup was not that he tried to fight the case; that was always the plan. The problem was the timing, the optics, and the judge’s immediate signal that the stunt looked exactly like what it was: a late bid to slow-walk a trial that had finally come into view. In a season already stuffed with legal peril, this was another case of Trump turning a calendar problem into a credibility problem.
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Donald Trump’s lawyers asked on March 11 to delay the Manhattan hush-money trial until the Supreme Court resolves a separate immunity fight in Washington. Judge Juan Merchan noted the filing was late and said any further pretrial motions would need his permission, but he did not decide the request that day.