Manhattan DA Bragg opposes further delay of Trump trial

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office on Thursday expressed opposition to further delaying its prosecution of former President Donald Trump to allow for the review of additional documents pertaining to the case.

Judge Juan Merchan earlier this month delayed the case by 30 days, pushing the planned trial date from March 25 into April. Bragg's office had agreed to such a delay, though the Trump team had sought more time.

Motivating the delay is the turnover of more than 100,000 of documents by federal prosecutors that Trump's team has sought additional time to review. In a Thursday filing, however, Bragg's office argued that the 30-day period would be sufficient time for them to do so, The Hill reported.

Prosecutors have argued that only a small fraction of those materials are of any relevance to Bragg's case. 

"The overwhelming majority of the production is entirely immaterial, duplicative or substantially duplicative of previously disclosed materials, or cumulative of evidence concerning Michael Cohen’s unrelated federal convictions that defendant has been on notice about for months," they wrote.

Bragg has charged Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records in relation to a 2016 payment that former Trump attorney Michael Cohen made to Stormy Daniels and Trump's reimbursement. He has pleaded not guilty.

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