Timeline text summarizes the history so far of the New York state criminal case against Donald Trump involving alleged hush money payments to secure the silence of porn actress Stormy Daniels in the months leading up to the 2016 election regarding an affair she alleges she had with Trump in 2006, in a case brought by Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg, It states Trump illegally classified payments to Daniels as business expenses when in fact they were in essence campaign contributions, of a size which violates campaign finance limitations. The trial start date is Mar. 21, 2024.