Donald Trump complains criminal trial will interfere with presidential re election campaign

The first of Donald Trumps criminal trials will take place next month, a judge ruled on Thursday, potentially derailing the former presidents reelection hopes. Complaining about the time he is spending in court in the midst of his campaign for the Republican nomination for president, Mr Trump said ahead of the ruling: How can you run for election if you are sitting in a courthouse all of the time. Im supposed to be in South Carolina right now. In a blow to Mr Trump, Justice Juan Merchan scheduled a date of March 25 for the Republican frontrunners trial over an alleged 2016 hush money payment to pornstar Stormy Daniels. Read the full story , Trump, stormydaniels, courts Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just 1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: