By Luc Cohen
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Manhattan prosecutors started and stopped the investigation that culminated in Donald Trump‘s upcoming criminal trial so many times that it came to be known as a “zombie case,” like the mythical character who returns from the dead.
The first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president is set to begin on April 15.
Trump stands accused of concealing his reimbursement of former lawyer Michael Cohen for a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election in exchange for her silence about a sexual encounter she says they had in 2006.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records and has denied an encounter with Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie…
