Trump Speaks Out About 2 Cases as Trial Begins

Prosecutors, giving their opening statements, alleged that then-candidate Trump orchestrated a criminal scheme to influence an election.

This began at a meeting in Trump Tower between President Trump, his friend David Pecker, and his friend Michael Cohen, prosecutors alleged.

"Those three men came up with a scheme to influence the election by concealing information about Trump to help him get elected," assistant district attorney Matthew Colangelo said.

Mr. Colangelo argued Mr. Cohen paid $130,000 to adult film actress Stephanie Clifford [Stormy Daniels] "just a few weeks before the election to silence her and make sure the public did not learn of a sexual encounter with the defendant."

Because of this, a series of monthly checks processed through the Trump Organization were falsified, the district attorney's office has claimed.

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