Trump's New York trial delay favors him amid evidence turnover dispute. Allegations of misconduct and indictment dismissal argument add complexity to the case involving hush-money payments and Michael Cohen. The decision Friday by state court Judge Juan Merchan comes a day after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Trump’s defense team agreed a postponement was warranted after federal prosecutors belatedly turned over evidence in an earlier hush-money case involving star witness Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer.