A motion to delay the Trump University trial until after the presidential inauguration was filed in San Diego federal court Saturday evening, arguing a few extra months would give both sides time to videotape Donald Trump’s testimony or possibly reach a settlement.
U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel was put on notice Thursday during a hearing on the case that Trump would be seeking a continuance to the Nov. 28 trial in light of his election win.
In the motion, Trump’s attorney Daniel Petrocelli lays out a detailed plan that would postpone the trial until sometime soon after the Jan. 20 inauguration to allow the president-elect to focus his time and energy on the transition to the White House.
The motion also requests that Trump be excused from having to testify live or in person. Instead, his lawyers argue he should be allowed to be questioned by both sides in a videotaped deposition for trial purposes either shortly before Jan. 20 — when his transition duties would be nearly complete — or at a later time. That video would then be played at trial.
Read more at The San Diego Union-Tribune: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/sd-me-trump-delay-20161112-story.html