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Larry Neumeister | Associated Press

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Judge rejects delay in donald trump rape trial but grants concessions | Mind Blowing Facts

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to go on trial this month on civil claims that he raped a woman in the mid-1990s. (Associated Press)

NEW YORK — A federal judge rejected a request Thursday to delay former President Donald Trump’s trial this month on civil claims that he raped a woman in the mid-1990s, but he has granted a request by Trump’s lawyers to gather more evidence about who is paying the accuser’s lawyers.

New revelations that a major contributor to Democrats helped finance the litigation against Trump by columnist E. Jean Carroll prompted attorney Alina Habba to ask for a one-month delay of the April 25 trial.

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