Trump trial date in federal Jan. 6 case set for March 4

Former President Donald Trump’s federal trial on charges that he unlawfully tried to remain in power following his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden will begin March 4, a judge here ruled Monday.

US District Judge Tanya Chutkan set the trial to begin one day before Super Tuesday, when Republican voters in 15 states and territories go to the polls to select their choice to be the party’s 2024 presidential candidate.

The trial in the nation’s capital is set to start three weeks before Trump is due to stand trial in Manhattan…