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Prosecution lays out 'criminal conspiracy' as Trump's hush money trial opens in New York

Republican presidential candidate and former US president Donald Trump looks on as his criminal trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016 continues, at Manhattan state court in New York City, US, April 22, 2024. © Brendan McDermid, Reuters

Prosecutors accused Donald Trump of engaging in "criminal conspiracy and a coverup" as opening arguments began Monday in the first ever criminal trial of a former US president.

Assistant District Attorney Matthew Colangelo said Trump falsified business records to pay $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels to "silence" her about a potentially politically embarrassing sexual encounter.

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