Trump Organization is seeking to stall its fraud trial, prosecutors allege

Former President Trump's company is facing charges of fraud and tax evasion.

It's "starting to look like" the Trump Organization is trying to stall its upcoming criminal trial in New York until after the midterm elections, a judge said Monday during a pre-trial hearing.

Former President Donald Trump's family real estate firm is scheduled to stand trial starting Oct. 24 for fraud and tax evasion.

"We are not delaying" the start of the trial, Judge Juan Merchan said Monday.

A prosecutor, Joshua Steinglass, had accused attorneys for the Trump Organization of "gamesmanship" by failing to disclose the names of expert witnesses the defense will call to testify, as required under the rules of discovery.

"The name of the game has been 'Delay,'" Steinglass said.

Defense attorney Susan Necheles said she was "sandbagged" by the accusation, and explained that the defense's approach to the case had changed after last month's guilty plea by longtime Trump Organization CFO Allan Weisselberg.

Weisselberg pleaded guilty last month to all 15 counts in an indictment that accused him of failing to pay taxes on nearly $2 million in fringe benefits the Trump Organization allegedly paid him off the books. As part of his plea deal, he agreed to testify against the Trump Organization in next month's trial.