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Donald Trump faces big legal day in hush-money trial and a deadline to post $454mn bond

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New York Judge Juan Merchan rejected demands from Trump's attorneys to delay his trial on charges of paying hush money to a porn star for at least 90 days, and ordered jury selection to begin on April 15.

The Republican presidential candidate denounced the upcoming trial and other cases brought against him as "election interference" by Democrat Joe Biden, his likely opponent in the November White House vote.

"I don't know how you can have a trial that's going on right in the middle of an election," he said. "It's not fair. If I were doing poorly this wouldn't be happening."