Former US President Donald Trump has suffered a defeat in court. An appeals court in New York on Monday rejected Trump’s request to postpone his April 15 criminal trial over hush money payments to a porn actress. With the request, Trump attempted to move the case out of Manhattan and thus delay the trial.
The criminal proceedings against Trump over a hush money payment to a porn actress are taking place in the middle of the election campaign. This means that the jury will almost certainly decide the guilt or innocence of the Republican and presidential candidate before the elections in early November. The 77-year-old denied any guilt during the trial, as in all his legal proceedings.
Shut up money for porn star
The indictment against Trump was brought by a grand jury. They accused him of falsifying business documents related to a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.
His former lawyer Michael Cohen paid her $130,000 for her silence about a sexual encounter with Trump. According to her report, this would have taken place in 2006. Trump has denied having a sexual encounter with the woman – real name Stephanie Clifford. However, he admitted to reimbursing Cohen for his payment to her.
According to election polls, presidential candidate Trump is actually on par with Democratic incumbent Joe Biden.
Source: Krone
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