Attorneys for former President Donald Trump made an 11th-hour bid Monday in a New York appeals court to try to delay his pending criminal trial on charges. falsified business records related to hush-money payments.
The former president’s attorneys have filed documents with the state Appellate Division saying the trial should be delayed while Trump challenges the lawsuit. partial congestion order against him and A source with direct knowledge of the move told NBC News that holding the trial in Manhattan would be unfair.
The protracted legal maneuvers come exactly one week before the former president’s first criminal trial.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office declined to comment.
This is a developing story and will be updated.