Donald Trump claims hush money payment was a “legal expense“

In comments outside court, Trump painted an apocalyptic picture of the state of the nation. “The country is on fire. There are protests all over the country. I’ve never seen anything like this,” he said. “And we have a president that just refuses to talk because he can’t talk.” He went on to describe the payment at the centre of the hush money case as a “legal expense”, before turning to Todd Blanche, his lead counsel, and asking: “Is that a good statement, Mr Attorney?” #donaldtrump #stormydaniels #criminaltrial Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK’s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analy