Trump's $130,000 hush money payment and the path to his criminal trial


(Reuters) - Donald Trump is set to face the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president starting on Monday. The charges are tied to a $130,000 hush money payment made to buy a porn star's silence before the 2016 election about a sexual relationship she says she had with him.

Trump, who is again running for president, has pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records to cover up the payment. Below is a timeline of events leading up to the trial:

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