Former President Donald Trump wants his upcoming defamation trial delayed, arguing that his recent indictment has stoked a “media frenzy” that warrants a “cooling off” period.
Trump was indicted on 34 felony counts on April 4. He is scheduled to go on trial on April 25 for allegedly defaming magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll.
The start of the trial should be pushed back for four weeks because of the “deluge of prejudicial media coverage” concerning Trump’s indictment and arraignment, Joseph Tacopina and Alina Habba, lawyers for Trump, wrote to the court.
Trump was the first former president indicted and was arraigned as hundreds of demonstrators and reporters gathered outside the courtroom, they noted….