Former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in Manhattan was delayed by around three weeks on Friday by the judge overseeing the case.
New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan sent a letter to District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office pushing the scheduled March 25 start date back 30 days from the date of his Friday letter, meaning jury selection won’t start for Trump’s hush money trial until at least mid-April, The Washington Post reported.
Merchan delayed the trial after Trump’s lawyers asked for a 90-day delay, arguing that the …