It will be the first time a former US president has been tried in a criminal case. In this case, Mr. Trump is accused of 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide payments to a porn star before the 2016 presidential election.
Former President Trump outside a New York hush money trial in February
The action was aimed at silencing the woman who spoke out about their previous relationship. Mr. Trump has pleaded not guilty and said he does not know the woman, actress Stormy Daniels. This is one of four criminal cases against Mr. Trump.
According to Reuters, after about half an hour of hearing opinions from all parties, appeals court judge Lizbeth Gonzalez ruled against postponing the trial.
Trump's lawyer Emil Bove said his client wanted to postpone the trial to await a decision on a motion to move the trial out of Manhattan, which is believed to have a majority Democratic population and may be biased against Trump.
Stormy Daniels, who is said to have had an affair with Mr. Trump
Mr Bove said the former president’s legal team had surveyed local residents, with 61% of them saying Mr Trump was guilty and 70% having a negative opinion of him. Lawyers said this could affect jury selection for the trial. “Jury selection cannot be conducted fairly in this county starting next week,” Mr Bove said.
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Meanwhile, attorney Steven Wu representing the prosecution said that Mr. Trump's objection to the trial on the above grounds was too late, as the charges were brought in April 2023. Mr. Wu also argued that biased jurors could be weeded out during the selection process.
Mr. Trump's lawyer Bove did not disclose where the defendant wanted to hold the trial.
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