See You All on the 15th
At the 11th hour, an appeals court threw Trump a lifeline by reducing his business fraud bond by almost $300 million, but then minutes later a second court rejected Trump's attempt to delay his criminal hush money trial scheduled to start on April 15.
You win some and lose some. On the very last day that Trump was required to post a nearly half-billion dollar bond for business fraud, the appeals court granted him a 10-day extension and lowered his bond by 68%. But before Trump could celebrate his surprising legal victory, a second court denied Trump's attempt to delay his criminal hush money trial just "because he’s running for president." An irritated Judge Merchan rejected Trump's questionable legal arguments saying, “It’s odd that we’re even here" and "See you all on the 15th."
Former President Donald J. Trump is expected to stand trial on criminal charges on April 15. (Credit: Pool photo by Brendan McDermid)
Trump Criminal Trial Is Set for April 15 as His Attempt at Delay Fails, New York Times | 3/25/2024
By Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, Jesse McKinley and Kate Christobek
Donald Trump is poised to become the first ex-president to go on trial on criminal charges, in a case related to hush money paid to a porn star.
Former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial will begin with jury selection on April 15.