Trump's first criminal trial set to begin next month

Summary

1. Donald Trump is attending a key New York court hearing over allegations of hush money paid to an adult film actress
2. Stormy Daniels says she was paid $130,000 (£103,000) in 2016 to stay quiet after having sex with Trump, who denies they ever had an affair
3. The former president is accused of falsifying his business records by saying the payment was for legal fees
4. He's facing 34 counts of fraud under campaign finance laws, and has pleaded not guilty to all of them
5. Thursday's court hearing will likely finalise a date for the trial, which would be the first criminal trial of a US president
6. Trump's lawyers could also use this hearing make a last-minute attempt to get the case dismissed or delayed