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&#39;New Reality&#39; for Trump: Judge Sets His Schedule
'New Reality' for Trump:
Judge Sets His Schedule
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Apr 16, 2024 11:18 AM CDT

'New Reality' for Trump: Judge Sets His Schedule

Former president is chafing at restrictions imposed in New York trial

(Newser) - As his hush-money trial continues in New York, Donald Trump is confronting what Kyle Cheney at Politico calls a "jarring new reality" for the former president: "Criminal defendants don't get to set their own schedules." On three different occasions Monday, Judge Juan Merchan sounded a pessimistic...

As Trial Starts, Trump Scores a Win and a Loss
More Than 50 Potential
Trump Jurors Dismissed
UPDATED
Apr 15, 2024 4:30 PM CDT

More Than 50 Potential Trump Jurors Dismissed

They said they couldn't be fair or impartial

(Newser) - Developments on the first day of Donald Trump's historic criminal case in New York:
  • Dozens of potential jurors dismissed. More than 50 of the 96 potential jurors brought in for a preliminary round of questioning were immediately excused after raising their hands to indicate they couldn't be fair
...

Court Rejects Trump's Latest Attempt to Delay Trial

Filing was his 3rd attempt this week to push back the start of hush-money trial

(Newser) - This story has been updated with new developments. Donald Trump's lawyers struck out yet again Wednesday with an attempt to delay his hush-money trial in New York. The AP reports that an appeals court rejected Trump's third attempt in three days to halt the trial indefinitely. Earlier, the...

Trump's Jury Questionnaire Is Released

Judge has 42 questions for potential jurors in Stormy Daniels case set to begin Monday

(Newser) - Judge Juan Merchan doesn't care if potential jurors in Donald Trump's hush money trial particularly like or don't like the former president, but he does care if they've dabbled in groups like QAnon, the Proud Boys, or antifa. As Politico reports, the New York Supreme Court...

Days Before Hush Money Trial, New Demand From Trump

Ex-president's lawyers want Judge Juan Merchan to step away, alleging conflict of interest, bias

(Newser) - Donald Trump is demanding a new judge just days before his hush money criminal trial is set to begin, rehashing long-standing grievances with the current judge in a long-shot, 11th-hour bid to disrupt and delay the case. Trump's lawyers, echoing his recent social media complaints, urged Manhattan Judge Juan...

After Attacks on Judge's Daughter, Trump's Gag Order Expanded

Relatives of judge, DA now included

(Newser) - Donald Trump's gag order was expanded Monday night after the former president went after the daughter of the judge in his hush money case. Trump, who has also verbally attacked the judge himself , had previously been barred from talking about witnesses, prosecutors, court staff, and jurors in the case...

Judge Warned Trump on Threats. Now Judge Is Getting 'Dozens'

Juan Merchan and his family, court have all been on the receiving end, per sources

(Newser) - During his Tuesday arraignment, former President Trump was warned by acting New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan not to bring threats against anyone or say anything that could incite violence regarding the hush money case against him. Later that evening, during his speech at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, Trump ripped...

Trump Accused of Threatening Judge, Family

He called out 'Trump-hating judge,' while Trump Jr. posted photo of judge's daughter

(Newser) - Given the opportunity to defend himself against 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, former President Trump delivered "a greatest hits of his witch-hunt grievances interwoven with his dark take on how the country is 'going to hell' without him," writes Michelle Cottle of the New York ...

Trump&#39;s Judge Is Familiar to Trump World
Trump's Judge Is Familiar
to Trump World
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Apr 4, 2023 7:39 AM CDT

Trump's Judge Is Familiar to Trump World

Former president says Juan Merchan 'HATES ME' because of previous cases

(Newser) - When former President Trump is arraigned Tuesday afternoon in a Manhattan courtroom, the presiding judge will be Juan Merchan. The judge "HATES ME," Trump has complained on Truth Social in demanding a replacement. Various outlets are now profiling the acting State Supreme Court judge ahead of the case'...

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