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Trump trial jury resumes deliberations after rehearing instructions and evidence

The jury in former US president Donald Trump’s hush money trial has resumed deliberations after revisiting portions of the judge’s instructions and rehearing evidence from multiple key witnesses about the alleged scheme at the heart of the history-making case. The judge responded to a jury request by rereading 30 pages of jury instructions related to […]

Read the jury instructions for the historic Trump hush-money trial

Trump’s jury will have only the verdict sheet and a laptop full of exhibits in the deliberations room. They must check the boxes for “Not Guilty” or “Guilty” on 34 counts of falsifying business records. They will not have a copy of the judge’s hour-long, spoken instructions on the underlying law. After four weeks of testimony […]

Jury receiving instructions from judge ahead of deliberations

Closing arguments wrapped up at 8 p.m. on Tuesday after a marathon 10-hour session where both the defense and prosecution meticulously laid out their arguments in former President Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial. Court resumed at 10 a.m. Wednesday as the jury is set to receive its instructions before beginning deliberations. Trump faces 34 […]

Jury to receive instructions at 10 a.m. after end of closing arguments

Closing arguments wrapped up at 8 p.m. on Tuesday after a marathon 10-hour session where both the defense and prosecution meticulously laid out their arguments in former President Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial. Court is set to resume at 10 a.m. Wednesday, when the jury will receive its instructions before beginning deliberations. Trump faces […]

Marathon closing arguments come to an end; jury to receive instructions at 10 a.m.

Closing arguments wrapped up at 8 p.m. after a marathon 10-hour session where both the defense and prosecution meticulously laid out their arguments in former President Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial. Todd Blanche, Trump’s attorney, spent nearly three hours seeking to poke holes in the prosecution’s case. Specifically, Blanche targeted the testimony of key […]