Trump’s trial for payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels confirmed for March 25 – 2024-02-16 22:54:51

Former President of the United States Donald Trump (2017-2021) will be tried for alleged irregular payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels starting March 25, a judge in New York confirmed this Thursday.

That day will be dedicated solely to jury selection.

Judge Juan Merchan announced his decision before Trump himself, who this Thursday went to the Manhattan court to try with his legal team to get the judge to dismiss the charges – arguing that it would interfere with the electoral campaign -, which was denied.

The trial will last about six weeks, Merchan confirmed.

Merchan explained to the former president’s defense that he has held consultations with Judge Tanya Chutkan, who must judge the case for alleged electoral interference against Trump in Washington DC, about possible date conflicts to coordinate the holding of both trials.

But the process in Washington, which was initially scheduled for March, is on hold while the appeal presented by the former president’s legal team for that case to be dismissed is decided.

Trump is accused of 34 crimes in relation to the $130,000 he paid Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign to hide an affair they had had ten years earlier, a payment that was hidden with the collaboration of his then lawyer, Michael Cohen. .

Trump faces a complicated trial schedule starting today: on Friday another New York court is expected to deliver its final ruling in a civil case against the Trump Organization, which could cost him, among other things, his ban on operating in the real estate sector in the state. where, for example, it has its famous Trump Tower.

He will later face federal charges in Florida for his handling of classified documents after leaving the presidency, plus another case in Georgia for his attempts to overturn the election results. EFE