The former president and his lead lawyer were in Criminal Court in New York City seeking to delay his trial for hush money payments to a porn star. It went badly for Trump and worse for his lawyer. Now set for April 15, Trump must spend four days a week in Court for as many as six weeks. He will be lucky to manage three campaign days a week. No US president has ever faced a criminal trial
The High Court had observed while disposing of the bail application that detention period and delay in trial are material factors for consideration of bail, but apart from that the nature of offence and its seriousness is also to be seen and the impact of bail on society at large.