Trump hush money trial LIVE: At courthouse in New York as opening statements begin

AP is live at a courthouse in New York as for the first time in history, prosecutors will present a criminal case against a former U.S. president to a jury, accusing Donald Trump of a hush money scheme aimed at preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public. A 12-person jury in Manhattan is set to hear opening statements from prosecutors and defense lawyers in the first of four criminal cases against the presumptive Republican nominee to reach trial. Follow live updates here: #trump #trial #hushmoney #trumptrial #unitedstates #news #live #newyork