Former President Donald Trump arrives for the start of a court hearing in New York, Monday, March 25, 2024. | Pool photo by Justin LaneNEW YORK — Donald Trump will face his first criminal trial on April 15, the judge overseeing the former president’s hush money case ruled Monday after having allowed a several-week delay so Trump’s lawyers could review last-minute documents relevant to the case.
In court filings, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg agreed to a 30-day delay, while Trump’s lawyers pushed for at least 90 days and sought to have the case dismissed entirely. Bragg, who charged Trump nearly a year ago, alleges that Trump repeatedly falsified business records connected to the hush money payment, disguising it in the Trump Organization’s books as legal expenses. Trump is charged with 34 felony counts of violating a state law on corporate recordkeeping fraud.
His federal criminal case in Florida on charges of mishandling classified documents has a trial set for May 20, but U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has indicated that date will change.