Quick Glance: Manhattan DA Proposes Delay in Trump Hush Money Trial
- Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has surprisingly suggested a one-month delay in the trial of Donald Trump scheduled for March 25, marking an unexpected turn in what is anticipated to be the first criminal trial of a former president.
- In a court notice on Thursday, Bragg’s office disclosed they had just received “approximately 31,000” additional pages of records from federal prosecutors in New York, who previously investigated the 2016 hush money payments forming the basis of the district attorney’s charges against Trump.
- Following Trump’s departure from a federal court hearing in Fort Pierce, Fla., where his attorneys evidently faced challenges convincing a judge to dismiss a separate set of criminal charges alleging mishandling of classified papers and hindering government efforts to recover them, the latest legal twist in the case unfolded.
Quick Glance: Biden to Travel to Florida After Hurricane Idalia
- President Joe Biden plans to travel to Florida on Saturday morning following the state's devastation from Hurricane Idalia earlier this week.
- Biden informed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis of the declaration.
- The White House stated that this morning, President Biden called Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to inform him that he has signed a Major Disaster Declaration and ordered all available federal resources to help with the continued response to Tropical Storm Idalia.
- Biden has spoken with DeSantis multiple times before and during the hurricane.
Quick Glance: Trump Pleads Not Guilty After Being Charged with 34 Felonies
- Former President Donald J. Trump exited Trump Tower and drove to the Manhattan district attorney's office in a motorcade.
- The hearing was also historic for Alvin L. Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney who brought the case.
- The case, which was filed in Mr. Trump's hometown, marks the start of the former president's journey through the criminal justice system.
- He accused Mr. Trump of falsifying business records related to the hush money, which appear to be felony charges based on a novel application of the law.
Quick Glance: Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felonies.
- Former President Donald Trump appears in court on Tuesday in New York City for his arraignment.
- Trump has denied the affairs ever occurred or that he was aware of the alleged hush money payments.
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- What are the next steps in the historic criminal case of Donald Trump?
- Former President Donald Trump will surrender in Manhattan on Tuesday to face criminal charges related to hush money payments made in 2016.
Quick Glance: Juan Merchan: Who is the judge in charge of the Donald Trump-Stormy Daniels case?
- Merchan oversaw the Trump Organization's criminal trial last year, which resulted in the real estate company being convicted of tax fraud and fined, while one of its longtime executives, Allen Weisselberg, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison.
- Merchan ordered the Trump Organization to pay $1.6 million after a jury found the company guilty in December.
- Trump, who was not charged in his company's case, slammed Merchan on his Truth Social platform on Friday.
- According to court records, her case was dropped.
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