Donald Trump’s Alleged Affairs Are Trending On Twitter Again—Plus He Has A Court Date For His Criminal Case!

It’s been a big week in Donald Trump news, but probably not in the way he’d like—not only has the date for the criminal case against him been set (he plead not guilty last month to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records), but news of an alleged extramarital affair has begun to trend on Twitter, years after the story first broke in the New Yorker.

That alleged extramarital affair involved former Playboy Playmate of the Year Karen McDougal, who shared an account of the circa-2006 romance with the magazine in 2018. It seems that Trump’s recent legal woes have reignited interest in the affair, especially as McDougal is speculated to be providing testimony in the hush money case against him.

New York State Judge Juan Merchan set a start date of March 25, 2024 in the criminal trial against Donald Trump during a brief hearing on Tuesday, which Trump attended remotely via video feed. The former president only responded once during the hearing, to confirm he had a copy of the protective order for the case.

The trial revolves around hush money payments made during Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who alleged having an affair with Trump—an allegation the Apprentice star denies. McDougal is also a subject of the trial, as prosecutors have cited evidence of payments made to her as well to guarantee her silence. Because business records may have been illegally falsified to conceal evidence of these payments, Trump is looking at a possible felony conviction if found guilty.