Trump lawyer requests a four-week delay in the civil rape and defamation lawsuit against the former president, arguing that he should be allowed a 'cooling off' period following his recent historic indictment by a Manhattan grand jury.
On Tuesday night, Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina asked U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan to postpone the trial brought by writer E. Jean Carroll, scheduled to start on April 25, until the end of May.to Kaplan, cited a surge of media coverage concerning Trump’s indictment and arraignment in the case involving hush money payments made during the former president's 2016 presidential campaign.
Tacopina drew parallels between allegations by Carroll and adult film star Stormy Daniels, who alleged she had an affair with Trump and was paid to keep quiet. He argued that jurors selected to hear Carroll's allegations will have the media coverage of Trump's alleged extra-marital affair with Daniels"still ringing in their ears" if the trial is not delayed.
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