The case against Donald Trump centres on an alleged $130,000 (£105,000) payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the final days of the 2016 presidential campaign
Ms Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, claims she had an affair withIn 2016 when he was running for president, she offered to sell her story to the press.
Trump's then-lawyer Michael Cohen was notified of her plans, resulting in a $130,000 payment being made to keep Ms Daniels quiet. Once he was elected, Trump reimbursed Mr Cohen by paying him more than double the original amount. He continued to deny the affair, however.New York investigators have been looking into the former president's finances for years - originally led by former District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr.
But when he was replaced with Alvin Bragg in 2022, Mr Bragg decided to drop the grand jury investigation into claims the Trump empire fraudulently inflated its real estate value.Instead, he decided to focus on the hush money case last summer, impanelling a grand jury in January.
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