Former US President Donald Trump has been accused of breaking the law and corrupting the 2016 election by bribing a porn star to keep his sexual relationship secret. New York prosecutors said on Monday (April 22) the first day of the hearing of the criminal case against Trump in connection with the bribery scandal. British news agency Reuters reported this news.
At the hearing, prosecutors accused Trump of concealing criminal conspiracy and sex scandals ahead of the 2016 US presidential election.
“This was pure election fraud,” said Matthew Colangelo, a lawyer, in opening legal arguments before the jury Monday in the historic trial that began in New York court.
It is not illegal to make such payments in secret in exchange for the confidentiality of information. But the Manhattan district attorney’s office alleged that Trump broke the law by illegally disclosing the payments to the porn star as legal expenses.
Trump won the 2016 presidential election. Trump was accused of bribing porn star Stormy Daniels with $130,000 to keep her sexual relationship secret before the election. Again, he resorted to fraud in his business records to keep the money secret.
Trump’s trial in the criminal case filed in this incident began on April 15 in New York court. He is the first former US president to face criminal charges. However, Trump has been denying the allegations in the case. He also called it politically motivated.
Defending Trump, his lawyer Todd Blanch said the former president had committed no crime and what he did was not an illegal attempt to influence the election. Because this is democracy. As a result, he claims that Trump is innocent.
Trump, 77, could face a maximum of four years in prison if convicted in the case. However, he can avoid imprisonment by paying a fine. However, this case will not create any obstacle to Trump’s candidacy in the 2024 presidential election.
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