Trial of political mega-donor, former NC GOP chairman pushed to November

The federal trial for North Carolina political mega-donor Greg Lindberg and the immediate past chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party got pushed back Tuesday, to at least November.

All sides in the case agreed attorneys need more time to go through evidence in the case, which had been slated to go to trial next month.

U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn signed off on the change in an order dated Tuesday, moving the case to the court's next term. The docket call is set for Nov. 18 at the federal building in Charlotte.

Former N.C. GOP Chairman Robert Hayes, Lindberg and two associates are accused of trying to bribe state Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, who was cooperating instead with federal investigators.

All four men have pleaded not guilty.