Federal Judge Rejects Trump’s Request to Delay $10 Million Defamation Trial for Mother-in-Law’s Funeral
Manhattan Federal Judge Rejects Trump’s Request to Delay Defamation Trial Former President Donald Trump’s attempt to postpone his $10 million defamation trial has been denied by a federal judge. Trump’s lawyer had requested a one-week delay for him to attend his mother-in-law’s funeral, but Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled against the request. In a letter to the judge, Trump’s lawyer stated that he planned to attend the trial but wanted to be present for the funeral first. However, Judge Kaplan rejected the request, offering condolences but denying the application. The funeral in question was for Amalija … Read more