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New York – Prosecutors in the hush-money case involving former President Donald Trump have requested that he disclose by February 12 whether he plans to mount an advice-of-counsel defense during his trial. Under this defense, Trump would argue that he cannot be held responsible for allegedly falsifying business documents to conceal a hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016, as he was acting on legal advice. In response, Trump’s lawyers have argued that New York law does not require him to reveal his defense strategy before the trial. The prosecutors have asked … Read more