Donald Trump next week is set to become the first former U.S. president to face a criminal trial - a case involving hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels that carries major political and legal ramifications as he runs to regain the White House.
Item 1 of 6 Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks outside the courtroom on the day of a court hearing on charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star before the 2016 election, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., February 15, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File PhotoFormer U.S.
Denying any such encounter with the porn star, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, Trump has said the payment was made to stop her "false and extortionist accusations." Bragg has argued that the case is about Trump's effort to corrupt the 2016 election - the businessman-turned-politician defeated Democratic rival Hillary Clinton - through a "catch-and-kill" scheme to purchase the silence of people with potentially damaging information about him.
The other three criminal cases lack firm trial dates. If he regains the presidency, Trump could stop the two federal prosecutions if trials have not yet occurred.Donations to Trump's campaign surged following Bragg's April 2023 indictment. His opinion polling lead over rivals for the Republican presidential nomination widened, an advantage he never lost. Trump in March secured the delegates needed to ensure he becomes his party's nominee.
In a February Reuters/Ipsos poll, about a quarter of self-identified Republicans and about half of independents said they would not vote for Trump if he is convicted of a felony crime by a jury. That could be significant in a tight race. A conviction, Kondik said, could have an impact in an election in which small margins likely will determine the winner.
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