These Under-the-Radar Rulings in the Stormy Daniels Hush Money Case Are Really Bad for Trump
Revelations that the Department of Justice recently disclosed a vast trove of documents to Donald Trump’s defense team in the Stormy Daniels hush-money prosecution in New York made headlines, because the long-awaited trial was delayed for at least several weeks. This delay dismayed many who want to see the former president face some kind of legal accountability for his actions that took place before, during, and after his presidency.
Other developments in the case have not garnered as much attention, but likely have more sweeping ramifications for the case, which will still probably start some time before the end of April. What is more, Trump’s team will have to contend with a host of very adverse rulings as the trial unfolds in the courtroom. And both should give Trump and his lawyers great pause.
Earlier this week, the judge presiding over the case, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan M. Merchan, made two significant rulings.