The hush money trial of former President Donald J Trump has begun today. The issue is paying out “hush money” to squash any derogatory information about the Presidential hopeful before the election.

The information about the “alleged” extramarital affairs with Adult actress, “Stormy Daniels and former Playboy Playmate, “Karen McDoogle” were squashed by the “National Inquirer by Donald J Trump who made payment to the Paper, by his then Lawyer, Michael Cohen to not publish the stories fearing that they could negatively impact Trump’s chance of winning.

The former President is being charged with Election Fraud and Criminal Conspiracy by falsifying his business records to cover-up his secret payments which are considered Federal crimes.

Opening statements from the Prosecution and the Defense begin today.