The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case in New York seemed skeptical on Monday that the case needed to be delayed or dismissed because of a dispute over potential evidence.
“This court is of the opinion that there really are not significant questions of fact to be resolved,” Judge Juan Merchan said.
The defense accused the Manhattan district attorney’s office of “widespread misconduct” and “serious discovery violations” and argued they warranted a dismissal of the indictment, an adjournment of the trial and the prohibition on Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels from testifying.
“This is a witch hunt. This is a hoax. Thank you,” Trump told the media before entering the courtroom this morning.
The case, which was initially scheduled to begin jury selection on Monday, was adjourned for 30 days by Merchan — effectively placing the new trial date at approximately April 15 — after defense attorneys raised issues with the late production of over 100,000 pages of potential evidence by federal prosecutors.
Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo aggressively pushed back on the allegation that the District Attorney’s Office actively suppressed potential evidence from defense attorneys.
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