A trial date has been set in Donald Trump’s hush-money case, which centers on the claim he paid off two women – including an adult film star – after they said he had affairs with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jury selection will begin on Monday 25 March, a judge ruled today, turning down requests for a delay from Trump’s lawyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The case centers on years-old accusations that Trump sought to bury stories about extramarital affairs that emerged during his 2016 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The decision means Trump will become the first former US president to stand trial on a criminal charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prosecutors claim he paid off two women – porn star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal – as well as a Trump Tower doorman, who claimed to have a story about Trump having a child outside of marriage. Trump denies having any of the sexual encounters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Michael Cohen, Trump’s lawyer at the time, paid Ms Daniels $130,000 and arranged for the publisher of National Enquirer to pay Ms McDougal $150,000 in a practice known as “catch-and-kill” to bury the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump’s company then paid Cohen $420,000 and labeled the payments as legal expenses, according to the prosecution. Trump’s legal team argues no crime was committed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The former president was at the New York courthouse for the hearing and arrived shortly before 9am local time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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