Trump to Testify in Upcoming "Hush Money" Criminal Trial

The former president, Donald Trump, has stated that he will testify in his ongoing criminal trial regarding a hush money payment made to Stormy Daniels in 2016. Prosecutors allege that Trump paid $130,000 to Daniels to conceal an illicit sexual affair they had in 2006. However, the alleged payment itself may not have been illegal. The crux of the case is the subsequent cover-up, where Trump and his lawyer Michael Cohen are accused of conspiring to classify these transactions as legal payments within the Trump Organization's records.