By Luc Cohen and Jack Queen
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump became the first former U.S. president to stand criminal trial on Monday when he appeared in a Manhattan court to face charges stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star that could complicate his bid to win back the White House.
Wearing his signature blue suit and red tie, Trump, 77, sat at the defense table while Justice Juan Merchan set limits on witnesses and evidence to be presented at trial and denied a motion by Trump’s lawyers to have the judge recuse himself.
Trump’s legal team has for months filed a flurry of legal motions to delay or derail the four criminal cases against him.
Trump, the 2024 Republican candidate for president, is required to attend the trial,…
