New York judge sets march trial date in Donald Trump's hush-money case

A judge in New York has ruled Donald Trump's hush-money trial will begin next month on March 25 with jury selection. The former US President had asked to have the case dismissed. He was at the court hearing over allegations of payments hush money paid to an adult film actress. Trump is accused of falsifying his business records by saying the payment to Stormy Daniels was for legal fees. The actress says she was paid 130,000 dollars in 2016 to stay quiet after an affair with Trump, which he denies.

Al Jazeera’s Shihab Rattansi joins Al Jazeera’s live from Washington DC.

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