HAPPENING NOW: Giuliani associates are seeking delay in their trial on campaign finance & fraud charges from October to next February. Wife of 1 defendant, Lev Parnas, is expecting in November.
Judge has carved out the most Giuliani-related portion of the case, though.
Prosecutor says 1-2 week trial and about a dozen witnesses
Judge Oetken says he’ll leave trial date as Oct. 4. But just because he wants it then, doesn’t mean it will happen. Big backup of trials in SDNY & jailed defendants take priority. Judge has to put in bid in mid-August and see if it flies.
Those looking for Giuliani dish will likely be disappointed though as prosecutor says the campaign finance case to be tried is distinct from info on Giuliani and Toensing devices
Parnas lawyer again asked for info from those devices though that might support theory he was targeted politically. Judge called that 'implausible,' noting that Parnas was a Trump supporter at the time.
But eventually judge said dismissively if there's email about that he wants it from prosecution. He said he be stunned if there was.
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