Donald Trump is accused of hiding a payment of $130,000 to former porn actress Stormy Daniels to buy her silence about an alleged extramarital relationship. He could face a sentence of up to four years in prison.
For the Republican, almost certainly his party's candidate for the November presidential election, the trial is a "political persecution" The billionaire is not accused of the payment itself to hide a sexual relationship that he has always denied, but for disguising it as legal expenses of the Trump Organization, the family business, which can lead to a prison sentence of up to 4 years.. The trial will have to demonstrate what Trump knew about these payments, for which Michael Cohen has already been convicted. It will probably be the only trial to be held before the November elections, in which he will face Democrat Joe Biden for the second time, who defeated him in the elections four years ago. It may take several days to select the twelve jurors and six alternates who will have the responsibility of unanimously declaring the tycoon "guilty" or "not guilty"