Donald Trump’s trial over hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels will begin March 25, 2024, a New York City judge ruled Tuesday.
The former president, who faces more than 30 felony charges of falsifying business records, appeared virtually in Manhattan court Tuesday to hear Judge Juan Merchan’s decision on the date.
Trump, who has pleaded not guilty on all counts, scowled upon learning the date, ABC News reported. The trial will kick off right in the middle of the 2024 presidential primaries, for which he’s a declared Republican candidate.
Merchan read Trump and his attorneys a list of what he can and cannot publicly say about the case, CNN reported, and clarified that Trump is still allowed to defend himself against the charges while on the campaign trail.
“He is free to defend himself against these charges. He is free to campaign,” the judge said.