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Justice Juan M. Merchan will preside over a Manhattan trial in which Donald J. Trump is accused of disguising payments to a porn star. It would be the first trial of a former president.

Judge Tanya Chutkan removed the planned March 4 start from her calendar, formalizing a delay that had become increasingly likely in recent weeks. It remains unclear when the trial might start.