"Former President Trump's Virtual Court Appearance Set for Late March"

Former President Donald Trump appeared by video conference at a pretrial hearing in the hush-money case, where a judge scheduled his criminal trial for March 25. Trump had pleaded not guilty last month to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records at his family company, the Trump Organization. The trial could last for several weeks, putting Trump in a Manhattan courtroom in the heat of next year’s presidential primary season. Trump has made the New York case and the long list of other investigations he faces central to his campaign to reclaim the White House, portraying himself as the victim of a coordinated effort to sully his chances.