Defeat for Trump: request to postpone the trial rejected. Trump's legal team wants to have his political views examined by a jury.
Judge Juan Merchan set March 25, 2024 as the trial date for the former president in New York. Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection with hush money payments to former porn star Stormy Daniels. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges, which he has called an attempt to harm him in the US election campaign. The case involves payments to a former porn actress, former Playboy model and a bouncer who claimed to know a child molester.