"Trump's Historic Hush Money Trial Set for April 15 Amid Legal Turmoil"

A New York judge has set a firm trial date of April 15 for Donald Trump's first criminal trial, rejecting claims of prosecutorial misconduct and insisting that the case over reimbursement of hush money payment is back on track. The trial involves the alleged falsification of business records related to Trump's repayment of his former lawyer Michael Cohen, who paid an adult film actress for her silence about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump. The judge expressed skepticism towards Trump's legal claims and criticized his legal team for their handling of potential evidence, ultimately ruling that the trial will proceed as scheduled.