Former President Donald Trump slammed a New York criminal case against him as “election interference” on Thursday ahead of a judge’s refusal to dismiss the charges as Trump’s legal team had requested.
Trump appeared at a Manhattan courthouse before the hearing in his criminal case involving payments of alleged hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016.
“This is not a crime,” he told reporters. “What it is is election interference. It’s being run by Joe Biden’s White House.”
Additionally, the judge determined the trial would begin on March 25, in the middle of the primary season.
Judge Juan Merchan announced during the hearing, “At this point, I can inform you that we’re moving ahead to jury selection on March 25.”
“We strongly believe for a trial to start on March 25 is a
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