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| Trump trial live updates: Jury selection begins in Trump's hush-money trial - BBC News | |
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| Justice Merchan has explained to potential jurors what Trump has been charged with. | |
| The allegations are that Trump falsified business records to conceal an agreement to unlawfully influence the 2016 presidential election. | |
| "Specifically, it is alleged that Donald Trump made or caused false business records to hide the true nature of payments made to Michael Cohen" - his former lawyer - "by characterising them as payment for legal services". | |
| Prosecutors allege the payments were intended to reimburse Cohen for money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels. | |
| The payment, which was made in the weeks before the 2016 presidential election, was allegedly intended "to prevent her from publicly revealing details about a past sexual encounter with Donald Trump". | |
| Ordinarily, falsifying business records is considered a misdemeanour - or low-level offence - in New York. | |
| But when it is done to conceal a crime - in this case alleged election interference - it can be elevated to a more serious felony charge. | |
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