Manhattan District Attorney Says Trump Trial Can't Wait for Publicity to Simmer Down

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : On Feb. 15, Justice Merchan held a status conference hearing and affirmed a March 25 trial date for President Trump, later delaying it to April 15 because of late discovery productions.
41% : "The district attorney is prosecuting President Trump for 34 counts of falsifying business records, allegedly connected to a scheme to influence the 2016 elections.
20% : Prosecutors also pushed back on the accusation that they had used "strategic leaks" to the media to prejudice the public against President Trump, arguing that the defense showed "no basis whatsoever" for this.
19% : The defense also criticized the district attorney for bringing up "sex crimes" in an interview with CNBC about the case when President Trump was not charged with such.
17% : President Trump is facing four criminal indictments in separate jurisdictions.
14% : Defense attorneys have argued Judge Merchan should recuse himself because he has made small-dollar donations to President Trump's political opponents and his daughter heads a marketing firm that has received millions from those campaigning against President Trump.

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