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Judge sets March 4 trial date in Trump election interference case

Former President Donald Trump is seen at an event in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 26, 2022. [AFP]

The trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election will be held next March, a federal judge ruled Monday.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over the case, set the high-profile trial for March 4, a day before Super Tuesday when voters in 15 states go to the polls to pick their party nominees for the 2024 presidential election.

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