Judge nixes Trump effort to subpoena Stormy Daniels over documentary and communications with other witnesses

Source: Law & Crime

Apr 24th, 2024, 5:21 pm


The New York City judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s hush-money case has denied a defense request to subpoena several forms of documents from adult film actress Stormy Daniels.

In a four-page ruling late Wednesday, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan M. Merchan said the 45th president’s requests were “overbroad” attempts to conduct discovery with a subpoena.

Both Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and counsel for Daniels — a likely state’s witness in the ongoing trial who uses her given name, Stephanie Clifford, in court filings — previously filed motions to quash the subpoena issued by the defense in late March. After a series of back-and-forth court motions, the court stepped in to settle the dispute.

“When disputes arise concerning the ‘validity or propriety’ of a subpoena, the court must resolve whether the subpoena is enforceable,” Merchan explains. “Because the subpoenaed materials are returnable to the court, it follows that the court retains the ultimate authority on the outer parameters of the subpoena powers.”

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