Donald Trump's lawyers said they will not use an "advice of counsel" defense in his upcoming New York trial on charges of falsifying business records related to hush money payments. The lawyers signaled Trump would argue he lacked intent to break the law due to his "awareness that various lawyers were involved" in the payments. Advice of counsel defense requires proving full disclosure to lawyers, following their advice, and acting in good faith - which the lawyers are not pursuing. Prosecutors allege Trump coordinated with lawyer Michael Cohen to pay hush money to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election and later falsified records.