Stormy Monday

Former president's lawyers lose fight to silence alleged mistress

- CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN

THE former Playboy model who had an alleged year-long affair with married Donald Trump will be allowed to testify at his porn star hush money trial.

As the businessman, 77, yesterday became the first president in history to go on criminal trial, the judge dealt him a bitter blow by allowing prosecutors to call Karen McDougal to give evidence.

The move was a shuddering wake-up call for the millionaire, who witnesses inside the court said appeared at times to be sleeping, with his head "dropping down and his mouth going slack".