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Trump on trial
Donald Trump is accused of trying to cover up the equivalent of £104,300 of hush-money payment to a porn star before he won the 2016 election, but he denies any wrong-doing.
It is the first time a US president - current or former - has faced a criminal trial. Donald Trump is accused of trying to cover up the equivalent of £104,300 of hush-money payment to the porn star Stormy Daniels before he won the 2016 presidential election.
Mr Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of fraud. She alleges they had an affair; he denies the story.
In this episode of our 5 Questions On podcast the Â鶹Éç's New York correspondent, Nada Tawfik, has all you need to know about this most unprecedented trial.
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