The judge confirms the date of March 25 for Trump's criminal trial, the first in US history. The Republican had asked that the 34 charges of the 'Stormy Daniels case', the payment of black money to the porn actress in 2016, be dismissed so as not to harm her political career.

The 34 charges were filed by the Manhattan attorney general last April, and constitute the first of the four charges against the former president. Trump has pleaded not guilty to the charges brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat.