Opening statements heard in Donald Trump’s criminal trial

Opening statements have been heard in the criminal trial of former US president Donald Trump. Mr Trump has left court after an early finish to day one. He is accused of falsifying business records to conceal a payment to keep an affair secret. Mr Trump denies the allegations and rejected claims of wrongdoing in other cases against him. “Everyone knows … I did nothing wrong,” he said. “This is a Biden witch hunt to keep me off the campaign trail.”