Trump Wants Rape Trial Delayed Over Indictment News ‘Deluge’

Civil lawsuit by E. Jean Carroll is set for trial on April 25
Carroll lawyer says Trump drives publicity with threats

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By Robert Burnson and Erik Larson

April 12, 2023 at 4:03 AM UTC

Updated on

April 12, 2023 at 8:04 PM UTC

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Donald Trump is seeking a four-week delay to a civil trial over his alleged rape of New York author E. Jean Carroll, citing a “deluge” of publicity from his recent unrelated criminal indictment.

A “cooling off” period is necessary for Trump to get a fair trial following his “unprecedented indictment and arraignment” on April 4, his lawyer Joseph Tacopina said in a letter late Tuesday to the judge overseeing Carroll’s case. The five- to seven-day trial is set to start April 25 in federal court in Manhattan.