"Trump's High-Stakes Court Appearance: Hush Money Case and State Prosecutions"

Donald Trump is expected to attend a key hearing in his criminal hush money case in New York, where Justice Juan Merchan is likely to set the trial timetable for the 34 felony charges of falsifying business records related to payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election. Trump's lawyers may attempt to get the case dismissed or delayed before trial, and the former president's legal calendar remains packed with other significant cases this week.