Donald Trump will face a criminal trial in March 2024, a New York judge has ruled, as the Republican's campaign for the presidential nomination will be in full swing.
EDnews informs via CNN that the former US president received the news at a hearing on Tuesday in the case about the alleged concealment of a payment to a porn star.
Mr Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
He pleaded not guilty to each charge last month.
After the hearing, Mr Trump aired his frustrations at the timing of the trial on his social network, Truth Social.
"They forced upon us a trial date of March 25th, right in the middle of the primary season," Mr Trump wrote, adding it was "very unfair" and "election interference".
The post appeared just hours after Judge Juan Merchan said restrictions on what Mr Trump can do and say in relation to the case would not restrict his ability to campaign.
Judge Merchan said Mr Trump "is certainly free to deny the charges, he is free to defend himself against the charges."
Mr Trump has long since decried the case as a "political Witch-Hunt, trying to take down the leading candidate, by far, in the Republican Party".
March 2024 is set to be a busy month for Mr Trump and the other candidates vying to become the Republican presidential candidate.