Donald Trump returns to a New York courtroom on Monday, where he will be forced to sit quietly as others testify about his efforts during the 2016 presidential election to cover up news of an alleged tryst with a porn star.
Trump’s criminal hush money triallwhich is in its 12th day, features testimony from a top aide and a former tabloid publisher about efforts during his first presidential bid to suppress stories of unflattering sexual behavior.
Prosecutors in New York have accused Trump of falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, who claims to have had a sexual encounter with him in 2006. Trump has pleaded not guilty and denies ever having sex with Daniels to have had.