Former US President Donald Trump (2017-2021) will be tried Alleged illegal payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels starting March 25, a judge in New York confirmed this Thursday. This day will be dedicated exclusively to jury selection.
Judge Juan Merchan announced his decision in front of Trump himself, who went to court in Manhattan this Thursday to try with his legal team to get the judge to dismiss the charges, noting that this would interfere with the election campaign, which was rejected. According to Merchan, The trial could last about six weeks.
Merchan explained to the former president’s defense that he kept consultations with judge Tanya Chutkan, which is scheduled to try an alleged election interference case against Trump in Washington, D.C., based on possible conflicting dates for coordinating both trials.
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Trump currently vying for the Republican nomination to compete again for the presidency against current US President Joe Biden in this year’s elections.
But the trial in Washington, originally scheduled for March, is on pause. an appeal filed by the former president’s legal team is pending for this case to be dropped.
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Trump is charged with 34 crimes related to the $130,000 he allegedly paid Daniels. during the 2016 presidential campaign to cover up an extramarital relationship they had ten years earlier, a payment that was allegedly hidden with the cooperation of his then-lawyer Michael Cohen.
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Stephanie Clifford, known as Stormy Daniels, has noted in the past that the amount belonged to Trump campaign expenses in the 2016 presidential election, when he defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Clifford accused Cohen of making an agreement with her to guarantee her silence days before Election Day.
Trump faces a complex trial schedule that begins today: Another New York court is expected to issue a final decision on Friday. in a civil case against the Trump Organization that could cost it, among other things, a real estate ban in the state where Trump Tower is located.
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He would later face federal charges in Florida for his secret document flow after leaving the presidency and another case in Georgia due to attempts to overturn the election results.
(according to information from EFE)