Posted 10/5/2023, 1:38:25 PM
Trump Seeks to Dismiss Criminal Charges Over Hush Money Paid to Stormy Daniels
- Trump seeks dismissal of criminal charges related to hush money paid to Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about alleged affair
- Trump plead not guilty in April to nearly 3 dozen felony counts of falsifying business records for reimbursements to Cohen
- Defense argues charges are politically motivated and interfering with 2024 campaign
- Manhattan DA alleges Trump, Cohen and National Enquirer executives suppressed negative news pre-2016 election
- Trial scheduled for May 2024, weeks after scheduled federal trial over attempts to overturn 2020 election results
