Trump’s NY Criminal Trial to Mark Milestone in American Politics

Donald Trump is poised to become the first former US president to face a criminal trial, a watershed moment for American democracy as the Republican nominee fights a divisive battle to retake the White House.

The New York trial starting Monday over the alleged falsification of business records to conceal a sex scandal during Trump’s 2016 campaign is one of four criminal cases against the former president, but it’s the only one set to go to trial before his November rematch against President Joe Biden.

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The trial marks an extraordinary moment even for Trump, raising the prospect that ...