Donald Trump is expected to attend a key hearing on Thursday in his criminal case over alleged hush money payments to Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election. The hearing before Judge Juan Merchan will likely set the timetable for the trial, currently scheduled to begin on March 25th in Manhattan. Trump faces 34 felony charges of falsifying business records in an alleged effort to conceal the payments to Daniels and has pleaded not guilty. Thursday's hearing is a chance for Trump's lawyers to make a last-ditch attempt to get the case dismissed or delayed before trial.