In our daily Trump court case update, a NY Appeals Court denied Trump's motion to delay the hush-money trial.
Trump also asked for a change of venue, out of the rotten apple, but that was denied as well. Jury selection is now set to begin on April 15th.
Trump’s application to the New York Appellate Division 1st Department said that while jury selection is set to begin next week, "polling and quantitative analysis of media coverage shows that a fair and impartial jury cannot be selected right now based on prejudicial pretrial publicity."
But the judge has denied the request, and the case will now move forward.
Last week, Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over the trial, denied Trump’s bid for a delay. The former president had requested the trial be put on hold pending the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Arguments are set to be heard by the high court on the matter on April 25, with a ruling expected in mid-June.
Trump contends he is immune from prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office.