Jury selection to begin on 25 March after New York judge denies motion to dismiss case involving payment to adult film star
Hearings in two Trump non-federal criminal trials take place today – follow live updates
Donald Trump’s Manhattan state court hush-money criminal case involving the adult film star Stormy Daniels and the Playboy model Karen McDougal will proceed to trial on 25 March.
The judge in Trump’s case, Juan Merchan, announced his decision moments after the ex-president appeared in his 15th-floor courtroom at 100 Centre Street at 9.30am for a hearing in the case.