Trump makes video appearance in New York criminal case, trial date tentatively set for late March – The Denver Post

By MICHAEL R. SISAK (Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump made a video appearance in a New York courtroom on Tuesday where the judge tentatively scheduled the former president’s trial for March 25, a date that would fall in the heat of the presidential primary season.

Trump had pleaded not guilty last month to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.

At Tuesday’s hearing, Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan reviewed an order barring Trump from publicly disseminating certain evidence turned over by prosecutors.

Trump was spared a personal appearance at the courthouse, avoiding the mammoth security and logistical challenges that accompanied his arraignment last month. Instead, the Republican was connected by video conference, with his face beamed onto courtroom TV…