Former US President found guilty ofCover up a $130,000 payout to silence porn star Stormy Daniels, who claims they had a sexual encounter.

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trumpA 77-year-old man has been charged with falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 payment shortly before the 2016 presidential election to silence porn star Stormy Daniels, who claims they had a sexual encounter.

trump He pleaded not guilty and denied having a relationship with her.

On the first day of deliberations, jurors asked Judge Juan Merchan to provide transcripts of testimony from two witnesses: a former counselor trump Michael Cohen, who stated that trump knew about the bribery and tried to cover it up, as did former National Enquirer tabloid editor David Pecker, who testified about his efforts to cover up stories that could harm Trump’s candidacy. trump.

They also told Merchan they wanted him to repeat detailed instructions he had given them earlier in the day to guide their deliberations.

It was unclear whether jurors wanted to hear all of those instructions again, or just some of them.

trumpRepublican, portrayed the lawsuit as an attempt to undermine his bid to retake the White House in the Nov. 5 election.