Trump spokesperson accuses Alvin Bragg of admitting violations in new hush money filing
March 14, 2024
Former President Donald Trump's campaign claimed Thursday that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg was "conceding serious discovery violations" in his criminal hush money case when he said he would not oppose a 30-day delay in the trial.
Trump shared a comment from campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung on Truth Social minutes after news spread of Bragg's three-page filing in response to the former president's motion to dismiss.
"Today, after conceding serious discovery violations by his office, the Manhattan DA agreed to an adjournment," said Cheung. "We will continue to fight to end this Hoax, and all of the other Crooked Joe Biden - directed [sic] Witch Hunts, once and for all."
Cheung is not part of Trump's legal team, although tens of millions of the former president's campaign dollars have been funneled into paying his mounting legal fees.
Nor does Bragg appear to concede to any discovery violations, instead promising to file an opposition motion Friday detailing how his office complied with the discovery process.
Bragg said he would not oppose a 30-day delay after receiving 31,000 pages of records that he said he requested from the U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York more than a year ago, according to the filing.
"These developments do not affect the People's compliance with all obligations under Article 245 and certainly do not warrant dismissal, and the People are ready for trial," writes Bragg.
"Nonetheless, in light of the distinctive circumstances ..., the People do not oppose a brief adjournment of up to 30 days to permit sufficient time for defendant to review the USAO productions."
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Trump was originally slated to go to court on March 25 — the same day the more-than $450 million judgment is due in his New York civil fraud trial — to face charges that he falsified business records ahead of the 2016 presidential election to cover up hush money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Trump has denied wrongdoing in the civil case, pleaded not guilty in the criminal case, and accused a large swath of prosecutors in federal, state, civil and criminal courts of participating in a political witch hunt orchestrated by President Joe Biden.
"President Trump and his counsel have been consistent and steadfast that this case has no basis in law or fact," Cheung said Thursday. "[It] should be dismissed."