’s hush money trial denied prosecutors’ request on Monday that they be permitted to use as evidence allegations of sexual assault against the former president related to the infamousJudge Juan Merchan said such allegations amounted to “rumors” that would be prejudicial toward Trump, according to“They are very prejudicial, and at this point, given what we know today, it was just a rumor,” Merchan said.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg had asked Merchan for permission to use the tape and related material as evidence against Trump as a way to prove that Trump was allegedly incentivized in 2016 to pay porn star Stormy Daniels to silence her to help his election prospects. Merchan had said in the order that he agreed with Trump “that a compromise should be struck to avoid undue prejudice to the Defendant.”
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