Trump Accused Of "Criminal Conspiracy" By Prosecutors In Historic Criminal Trial
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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.
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.
"This case is about a criminal conspiracy and a coverup," Colangelo told the jury of New Yorkers in a Manhattan courtroom. "He orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election."
