In a surprising development just 11 days before the scheduled start of the trial, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg informed a judge that his office is open to postponing the upcoming trial of former President Donald Trump by a month. The trial, focused on the "hush money" case, is currently set to commence on March 25.
According to Bragg, Trump's legal team subpoenaed a U.S. attorney's office in January, leading to the turnover of over 73,000 pages of documents on March 4. Additional documents were provided by the office on Wednesday, with another batch expected next week, as stated in Bragg's filing.
"Yesterday, the USAO produced approximately 31,000 pages of additional records and represented that there will be another production of documents by next week," noted Bragg. He mentioned that these documents, requested by his office over a year ago, seem to pertain to the case at hand upon initial review.
Bragg also highlighted that the U.S. attorney had "previously declined to provide" this material.
As a result of this development, Trump's legal team has requested a 90-day delay for the trial or the dismissal of the case.
"In light of the upcoming trial on March 25, the People are willing to proceed, but we also understand the need for caution and thorough review of new materials by the defendant," stated Bragg. "As a result, we are open to a brief adjournment of up to 30 days."
A spokesperson for Trump's legal team declined to provide immediate comment. Trump has maintained his not guilty plea in the case, which involves 34 felony charges of falsifying business records. The charges stem from payments made to his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, for a $130,000 transaction with an adult film actress.
