The trial of former US President Donald Trump for falsifying business records was scheduled for March 25 of next year, and the former head of state was warned of the restrictions on sharing evidence.
Wearing a dark blue suit and red tie, the candidate for the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential elections appeared remotely from Florida, dodging the uproar and the device of the security forces activated seven weeks ago and that placed the security services of the city of New York on alert, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).
The 45th president of the United States of America, who ruled the country from 2017 to 2021, pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of accounting fraud related to payments to cover up embarrassing cases during the presidential campaign, including $130,000 to buy the silence of a video pornographic. actress about a supposed relationship between them.
Judge Juan Merchan then scheduled the trial for the end of March, when the Republican primaries are held.
The magistrate prohibited Trump from publishing certain elements of the case on social networks, including the evidence provided by the prosecution to prepare his defense.
The judge, who said Trump could be held in contempt of court if he fails to comply with the order, also stipulated that he may review certain documents with his defense, but may not photocopy, photograph or transcribe them.
The former president is still prohibited from revealing the names of employees at the attorney general’s office in Manhattan, where he was indicted.
This decision stems from a request from the prosecution, which recalled the habit of the former head of state of attacking witnesses and prosecutors.
Source: TSF
