Donald Trump described the hush money case against him as an 'assault on America' as he arrived at court in New York ahead of his historic trial. The former US president is accused of criminally altering business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford, during his 2016 election campaign. Ms Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal, who was paid $150,000 , both claim to have had affairs with Trump.
' Read more:All the terms you might hear in Donald Trump's court casesThe key figures in the Donald Trump hush money case Trump then continued to attack US president Joe Biden and repeated claims that the trial is political persecution, saying: 'It's a country that's run by an incompetent man who is very much involved in this case.