In a Friday court filing, the former U.S. president, who is seeking another White House term, said “fundamental fairness and due process” justified delaying Attorney General Letitia James’ $250 million case, including the scheduled Oct. 2 trial.
Any delay would require approval from Justice Arthur Engoron of the state supreme court in Manhattan, who has resisted pushing back the timetable.
Following a three-year probe, James sued Trump, the Trump Organization and others last September over an alleged decade-long scheme to manipulate more than 200 asset valuations and Trump’s net worth, to win better terms from banks and insurers.
Trump said extending deadlines by six months would provide the necessary time to review the “staggering” volume of materials, including millions of pages of documents, and question dozens of witnesses.
He said talks on an “amicable resolution” broke down after James’ office proposed shorter extensions, but only…
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