Former President Trump Makes Video Appearance In New York Criminal Case, Trial Date Tentatively Set For Late March
May 23, 2023 11:58AM PDT
FILE – Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his legal team in a Manhattan court, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in New York. The judge in Donald Trump’s criminal case is holding a hybrid hearing Tuesday to make doubly sure the former president is aware of new rules barring him from using evidence to attack witnesses. Trump is allowed to speak publicly about the case, but he risks being held in contempt if he uses evidence turned over by prosecutors in the pretrial discovery process to target witnesses or others involved in the case. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump made a video appearance Tuesday in his New York criminal case, with the judge tentatively setting a trial date for late March of next year.
The hearing lasted about 15 minutes.
Trump’s video feed was muted most of the hearing, allowing him to confer freely with his lawyer, Todd Blanche, who sat by his side in Florida in front of a backdrop of American flags.
The judge in the case held the hybrid hearing to make sure that the former president is aware of new rules barring him from using evidence to attack witnesses.
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