New York, New York - Prosecutors preparing to put Donald Trump on trial in New York for allegedly covering up hush money payments offered a delay of up to 30 days Thursday after both sides received a deluge of case documents, court filings showed.

Trump's side had previously sought a delay to the March 25 start of the criminal trial, the first ever of a former president.

Trump, again the Republican candidate for this year's election, is accused of covering up hush money payments related to his successful 2016 bid for the White House.

The former president faces 34 counts of accounting fraud, which include transactions linked to payments to porn star Stormy Daniels.

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"[Prosecutors] do not oppose a brief adjournment of up to 30 days to permit sufficient time for defendant to review the US Attorney's Office [documents]," the Manhattan District Attorney said in its submission to the court.

Prosecutors say Trump illegally covered up remittances to longtime aide Michael Cohen to reimburse him for payments made to bury stories about Trump's alleged extramarital sexual relations with Daniels and a Playboy model.

He denies the charges.