Donald Trump set to appear at hearing in hush money case - BBC News

The US ex-leader may make a last-minute bid to get the case dismissed before it goes to trial in March.

17 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Andrew Kelly-Pool/Getty ImagesImage caption, Donald Trump, flanked by his lawyers, at his April 2023 arraignment in the hush money caseBy Kayla EpsteinBBC News, New YorkDonald Trump is expected to attend a key hearing in his criminal hush money case on Thursday.

Justice Juan Merchan is likely to set the timetable for the trial, currently set to begin on 25 March in Manhattan.

Mr Trump faces 34 felony charges of falsifying business records in an alleged effort to conceal payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election.

He pleaded not guilty at a historic arraignment last April.

"President Trump will be attending court in New York on Thursday," attorney Steve Sadow said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68301308

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