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Here's a quick look at the cast list. Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, has said in media interviews that she met Trump at a charity golf tournament in July 2006.
Donald Trump: The former US president, who's accused of falsifying business records to suppress potentially politically damaging stories leading up to the 2016 election. He denies wrongdoing. She alleged the pair had sex once in his hotel room at Lake Tahoe, a resort area between California and Nevada. Trump's wife at the time, Melania Trump, was not at the tournament and had just given birth.
Stormy Daniels: The adult film actress, who says she was paid $130,000 (£104,500) to stay quiet after having sex with Trump. Trump denies they had an affair. In 2016, days before the US presidential election, Daniels said Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen paid her $130,000 (£104,500) in "hush money" to keep her quiet about the affair.
Michael Cohen: Trump's former lawyer, who says he made the payment to Daniels at Trump's direction. Daniels said she took it because she was concerned for the safety of her family because she was "legally and physically threatened to stay silent".
Karen McDougal: A former Playboy model, who says she also had a sexual relationship with Trump. The state alleges she was paid $150,000 to keep quiet. In 2011, shortly after she agreed to give an interview to In Touch magazine about the alleged affair, she said an unknown man had approached her and her infant daughter in a Las Vegas car park and told her to "leave Trump alone".
Dino Sajudin: A former Trump Tower doorman who claims he knew Trump had an affair with his former housekeeper that resulted in a child. Prosecutors allege Trump paid $30,000 to silence him. In 2018, she gave an interview to CBS. Before it was aired, a shell company linked to Cohen threatened Daniels with a $20m lawsuit, arguing she had broken their non-disclosure deal (NDA), or "hush agreement".
Susan Necheles: A lawyer representing Trump in this case. The high-profile criminal defence attorney is one of several lawyers Trump has hired to represent him in an array of legal cases. Since the allegations surfaced in 2018, the former president has denied any sexual involvement with Daniels.
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