A prosecutor told jurors that Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election by preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public. The statement came Monday at the start of the former president’s historic hush money trial. A defense lawyer countered by saying Trump was innocent and by attacking the integrity of the onetime Trump confidant who’s now the government’s star witness. The opening statements offered the 12-person jury — and the voting public — a roadmap for viewing the allegations at the heart of the case and Trump’s expected defenses. Subscribe to FOX 5 NY: https://www.youtube.com/fox5ny?sub_confirmation=1 Watch FOX 5 NY Live: https://www.fox5ny.com/live FOX 5 NY delivers breaking news, live events, investigations, politics, entertainment, business news and local stories from New York City and across the nation. Watch more FOX 5 NY on YouTube: Black Entrepreneurs: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcuHpcV2MbFhCA1ErwiU_6G6XSA-HBg0r STREET SOLDIERS with LISA EVERS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcuHpcV2MbFgxNyloxnZwYu5p0oWN_lSJ A.I. ALL IN: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcuHpcV2MbFgcJsok-gL3gwY8OfzVkacP Finding Faith: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcuHpcV2MbFg7_GyPTOJfF9PiWwo9sgMd The Big Idea: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcuHpcV2MbFizXx6FzVo9sCaNbCYu_rVB Download the FOX 5 NY News app: https://www.fox5ny.com/apps Download the FOX 5 NY Weather app: https://www.fox5ny.com/apps Follow FOX 5 NY on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fox5ny/ Follow FOX 5 NY on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fox5ny/ Follow FOX 5 NY on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fox5ny/ Subscribe to the Good Day NY Morning Brief newsletter: https://www.fox5ny.com/email