Ex-President's delaying tactics: Trump wants to sue judge in hush money trial. Prosecutor calls Trump's actions "desperate" Trump's trial is scheduled to begin April 15 with jury selection.
Trump is accused of 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hushMoney payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election. The former president's lawyers argued in court filings last Friday that Authentic Campaigns, the Democratic consulting firm where Merchan's daughter works, will benefit from the case.