Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said on Thursday that he does not oppose a 30-day trial delay in his hush-money case in New York against former President Donald Trump that is set to start later this month.
The prosecutor wrote in a filing that his team is “ready” for a trial on March 25 — which is the date picked for jury selection to begin — but Bragg added that “distinctive circumstances” have them open to having the timeline get pushed back.
In particular, Bragg wrote, the prosecution does “not oppose a brief adjournment of up to 30 days to permit sufficient time for defendant to review” 31,000 pages of additional records produced on Wednesday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) in response to a subpoena from Trump.
The USAO “also indicated that an additional production would follow by next week,” Bragg said, adding later that “the timing of the…
