Donald Trump awaits the start of a hearing in New York City Criminal Court, New York, U.S., February 15, 2024.
Donald Trump's trial on charges he falsified business records to hide secret payments to three individuals ahead of the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign will go ahead as scheduled with jury selection starting on March 25, a judge ruled Thursday.Former U.S. president Donald Trump awaits the start of a hearing in New York City criminal court in Manhattan on Thursday. Trump, outside the courtroom, again railed against a case he believes is politically motivated.
Trump, who is the leading candidate to be the Republican nominee for president in 2024, says he didn't have any of the alleged sexual encounters with the two women. Trump's legal team has argued that no crime was committed in the case brought by Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg. Assuming the New York case remains on schedule, it will open just weeks after the Super Tuesday primary elections on March 5, colliding on the political calendar with a time period in which Trump will be looking to mathematically sew up the Republican race.WATCH l Trump's 4 criminal trials, explained:Former U.S.
"How can you run for election if you're sitting in a courthouse in Manhattan all day long? I'm supposed to be in South Carolina now," said Trump. Trump also faces a scheduled May 20 trial in Florida on allegations he unlawfully retained government documents after leaving the presidency in early 2021, but the pace of pre-trial rulings and hearings has called into question whether that start date will be kept.
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