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Trump is charged with 34 crimes in connection with the $130,000 he paid Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign to conceal a relationship they had a decade earlier.
The former president of the United States Donald Trump (2017-2021) will stand trial for alleged irregular payments to the porn actress Stormy Daniels by March 25a day that will be solely dedicated to jury selection, a judge in New York confirmed on Thursday.
Judge Juan Merchan announced the decision in front of Trump himself, who went to court in Manhattan on Thursday to work with his legal team to try to get the judge to dismiss the charges, arguing that this would disrupt the presidential election campaignwhat has been denied.
The process will take time six weeks. He also explained to the former president’s defense that he has consulted with Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is due to rule in Washington DC on the case alleging electoral interference by Trump in the 2020 elections, about possible date conflicts to prevent the celebration of both coordinate processes.
But the Washington trial, initially scheduled for March, has been put on hold while a decision is made on an appeal filed by the former president’s legal team to dismiss the case.
Trump does accused of 34 crimes regarding the $130,000 he paid Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign to conceal a relationship they had had a decade earlier, a payment that was concealed with the cooperation of his attorney, Michael Cohen.
As of today, Trump faces a complicated trial schedule: tomorrow, another court in New York is expected to issue a final ruling in a civil case against the Trump Organization, which could cost him, among other things, a ban from working in the real estate sector in the United States to operate. stands where, for example, it has the famous Trump Tower building.
He will later face federal charges in Florida for handling classified documents after leaving the presidency, plus another case in Georgia for attempting to overturn the election results.
Source: EITB
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