02/16/2024

Trump's New York Hush Money Trial Scheduled for March 25

It will be a jury trial

New York Judge Juan Merchan has rejected an attempt to dismiss the charges in the hush money case against former President Donald Trump; a jury trial will begin as originally scheduled on March 25.

The case was brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who charged Trump with 34 felony counts last year, alleging he falsified New York business records in order to conceal damaging information before the 2016 presidential election. That included hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels, who was threatening to go public with charges that she had had an affair with Trump not long after he married Melania Trump. Trump, who was present for Thursday's court hearing before Merchan, has denied the affair.

With this case, Trump became the first former president in U.S. history to be criminally indicted.

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