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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gustaf Kilander

Judge may delay Trump’s hush money trial because ex-president has so many legal cases on schedule

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The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money case has said that he may delay the trial because of the former president’s packed court schedule.

The trial is currently scheduled for early 2024, but New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan cancelled a hearing set for this week and wrote in a short letter to Trump lawyer Todd Blanche that “In light of the many recent developments involving Mr. Trump and his rapidly evolving trial schedule, I do not believe it would be fruitful for us to conference this case on September 15 to discuss scheduling”.

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