Donald Trump is innocent, defence lawyer tells jury as closing arguments begin

Former US president Donald Trump speaks to members of the media upon arriving at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York (Julia Nikhinson, Pool/AP)

Donald Trump is “innocent” and did not break the law, a lawyer for the former US president has told jurors during closing arguments as the landmark hush money trial moved closer to its conclusion.

The arguments, expected to last the entire day, will give lawyers one last chance to address the Manhattan jury and to score final points with the panel before it starts deliberating the fate of the first former American president to be charged with felony crimes.