Donald Trump’s legal team has moved to indefinitely adjourn his upcoming New York City trial, citing overwhelming “pretrial publicity” as the basis for their request.

The trial, which is set to commence in just 14 days on April 15, is in question as the former president argues that the current media in New York renders a fair trial impossible under the prevailing conditions.

Last Monday Judge Juan Merchan announced that Trump’s hush money case would begin on the 15th . Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges levied in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s lengthy investigation.

Last Monday Judge Juan Merchan announced that Trump’s hush money case would begin on the 15th . Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges levied in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s lengthy investigation.

Glenn Kirshner, a former federal prosecutor and current MSNBC legal analyst, alongside NBC News legal correspondent Lisa Rubin, weighed in on the development, providing insights into the legal move. According to Rubin, Trump’s legal maneuver was anticipated following discussions in a hearing last Monday but the extent of the request – an indefinite postponement – was not previously disclosed.

“They are asking for an indefinite postponement of the trial on the basis that the pre-trial publicity surrounding Donald Trump and his alleged criminality is so suffused throughout New York that it’s impossible for him to get a fair trial,” Rubin explained.

The legal team’s argument hinges on the saturation of pretrial media coverage that they assert has irreparably tainted the potential jury pool in New York.