An appeals court judge has denied former President Donald Trump's request to delay his New York City hush-money trial.

Trump's team sought to move the trial from Manhattan, citing potential bias, but the request for postponement was rejected.

Jury selection for the trial is scheduled to start on April 15.

This is the first of four criminal indictments against Trump and potentially the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president.

Trump intends to challenge Judge Juan Merchan's gag order with a lawsuit, although such a move is deemed unlikely to succeed.

Michael Cohen, Trump's former fixer, contradicts Trump's denial of affairs and payments, claiming the allegations are true.

Should Trump win a future election, the ongoing cases against him may be impeded.