The Donald Trump hush money trial involves 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The charges assert that Trump mislabelled repayments to his lawyer, Michael Cohen, who paid $130,000 to Stormy Daniels to keep her silent about an alleged sexual encounter before the 2016 election. Key testimony includes Cohen detailing his role in the payments and David Pecker, former publisher of the National Enquirer, discussing a “catch and kill” scheme to suppress negative stories about Trump. The trial also explores whether a former president can claim immunity from prosecution for actions during their tenure​.