How a hush money scandal tied to a porn star led to Trump’s first criminal trial

FILE - Former President Donald Trump comments as he arrives for a press conference, March 25, 2024, in New York. Trump is set to stand trial Monday, April 15, in New York on state charges related to the very sex scandal that he and his aides strove to hide. Barring a last-minute delay, it will be the first of Trump's four criminal cases to go to trial. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)