Trump paid hush money to porn star to protect brand, lawyer says
NEW YORK — Prosecutors launched the hush money trial of Donald Trump by revealing new details Monday about how they seek to prove the former president corrupted the 2016 election to bury a sex scandal, while a defense lawyer countered the payment was meant only to protect his reputation.
The trial in lower Manhattan, the first of a former president, involves 34 felony counts alleging Trump…