Trump loses last-minute bid to halt hush money trial while he seeks new venue [Video]

A New York appeals court judge on Monday swiftly rejected a last-ditch bid by Donald Trump to delay his upcoming criminal hush money trial while he seeks to move the case to another court.

Judge Lizbeth Gonzalez denied Trump’s request on the same day his attorneys filed it, and less than two hours after a hearing where his attorneys argued that the former president cannot get a fair jury in New York, NBC News reported.

Trump’s lawyers asked the state appeals court to change the trial venue and pause a gag order that bars Trump from speaking about likely witnesses or the judge’s family, a source with direct knowledge told NBC. Trump has frequently targeted both groups …