Welcome to the beat. I'm Katie Fang in for Ari Melber. We begin with Donald Trump doing what he does best.

Trying to delay justice by claiming, wait for it, presidential immunity, yet again.

Today, Trump's legal team filing a motion

to delay his New York criminal hush money trial

which is currently set to begin March 25th just two weeks away.

Trump argues the trial should wait for the United States Supreme Court to weigh in on his

presidential immunity claim. Those arguments are scheduled for April 25th.

Trump's legal team writing quote, the court must preclude the people from

offering evidence a trial of President Trump's official acts as the commander-in-chief.

Trump claiming that even though Stormy Daniels was paid off in the fall of 2016, Trump

didn't reimburse his then personal fixer and attorney Michael Cohen until 2017

when he was president.

And thus, all of those actions are going to fall under the category of quote official acts.

Trump's attorneys also arguing that Trump made statements about it as president and on official premises,

referencing this infamous moment aboard Air Force One in 2018.

Did you know about the $140,000 came into the Army?

No.

Then why did Michael go and make it if the window to drown gauging?

Well, you have to ask Michael's go and

Michael's attorney and you'll have to ask Michael's go and Michael's delay.

The attorney and you'll have to ask him.

His team adding, quote,

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