Former President Donald Trump lost three major legal challenges in the past week, including his efforts to dismiss a racketeering case on First Amendment grounds.
Here is a look at the rulings in three separate cases this week in Georgia, Florida, and New York.
New York judge denies Trump’s attempt to delay hush money trial
New York Judge Juan Merchan denied the former president’s attempt to delay his criminal hush money trial on Wednesday, after Trump claimed he was protected under presidential immunity.
Merchan said that Trump had plenty of opportunity before March to claim presidential immunity in the case. Trump asked Merchan to delay the trial until after the Supreme Court rules on his immunity claim, but the trial is slated to begin April 15, and the Supreme Court won’t hear
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