Donald Trump hush money trial hears opening statements | BBC News

Donald Trump's hush-money payment was “election fraud, pure and simple”, the prosecution has alleged during the opening statements in the historic New York trial. The former US president’s lawyer said his client did not commit any crimes, saying “he is cloaked in innocence”. Trump is accused of trying to cover up a $130,000 (£104,500) payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels before he won the 2016 election. He has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records and also denies having an alleged sexual encounter with Daniels. For latest updates visit the BBC News website: https://bbc.in/49VIMek Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #DonaldTrump #TrumpTrial #BBCNews