For the third time this week, an appeals court has ruled against a delay sought by Donald Trump in criminal proceedings against the former US president in connection with an alleged hush money payment made to a porn actress. According to US media reports, Judge Ellen Gesmer denied the request by Trump’s lawyers on Wednesday. The criminal trial against Trump is the first against a former US president and is scheduled to begin next Monday in New York with jury selection. Trump’s lawyers have already failed this week with two other motions aimed at delaying the start of the trial. The New York Ti…