Donald Trump hush money trial hears opening statements | BBC News

Donald Trump's hush-money payment was "election fraud, pure and simple", the prosecution has allegedduring the opening statements in the historic New York trial.

The former US president's lawyer said his client did notcommit any crimes, saying "he is cloaked in innocence".

Trump is accused of trying to cover up a $130,000(£104,500) payment to adult film star Stormy Danielsbefore he won the 2016 election.

He has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifyingbusiness records and also denies having an allegedsexual encounter with Daniels.