Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial: Live Updates

President Donald Trump’s hush money trial gets underway Monday, marking the first time a former president has been tried on criminal charges.

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee is charged with 34 felony counts related to his alleged efforts to conceal $130,000 in hush money payments made in 2016 to silence claims he had an extramarital affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels. Prosecutors are expected to link the case to allegations of a “catch and kill” scheme to bury other negative stories about Trump before the election.

Trump’s former attorney, Michael Cohen, who served jail time on campaign finance charges related to his role in facilitating the payments, is expected to testify, as is Daniels. Judge Juan Merchan will preside.

Follow along below for live updates from the trial:

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