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A trial date has been set in Donald Trump’s hush-money case, which centres on the claim he paid off two women – including an adult film star – after they said he had affairs with them. <\/p>\n

Jury selection will begin on Monday 25 March, a judge ruled today, turning down requests for a delay from Trump<\/strong>‘s lawyers.<\/p>\n

The case centres on years-old accusations that Trump sought to bury stories about extramarital affairs that emerged during his 2016 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n

The decision means Trump will become the first former US president to stand trial on a criminal charge.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors claim he paid off two women – porn star Stormy Daniels<\/strong> 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

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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

Trump’s company then paid Cohen $420,000 and labelled the payments as legal expenses, according to the prosecution. Trump’s legal team argue no crime was committed.<\/p>\n

The former president was at the New York courthouse for the hearing and arrived shortly before 9am local time.<\/p>\n

More from Sky News:
What are the investigations Trump is facing?
How Donald Trump blocked US aid for Ukraine<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It was Trump’s first visit to the building since he was there in April 2023, when a historic indictment made him the first ex-president charged with a crime.<\/p>\n

This is the first of four criminal prosecutions against Trump to proceed to trial amid his bid to return to the White House. He is also facing multiple civil lawsuits<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Trump’s lawyers had complained about the trial going ahead as he tries to lock down his place as the Republican nominee for this November’s US general election – claiming it could amount to “election interference”.<\/p>\n

In leaving the previously set trial date intact, Judge Juan Manuel Mercha took advantage of a delay in another of Trump’s prosecutions. <\/strong><\/p>\n

His charge for plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election is effectively on hold due to a Supreme Court appeal from the former president.<\/p>\n

Trump’s two other criminal charges are for illegally hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida and criminally conspiring to overturn his narrow 2020 election defeat in Georgia.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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