DEDHAM, Mass. (AP/Boston 25) — A judge ordered the jury in the Karen Read murder trial to continue deliberating Monday after they said for a second time that they were deadlocked. Jurors had told Judge Beverly Cannone on Friday that they were deadlocked, only for her to ask them to continue deliberating. They returned after the weekend […]
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Trump, Republican lawmakers misrepresent jury instructions in hush money trial
Donald Trump and his allies are claiming the New York judge overseeing his hush money trial told jurors they do not need to unanimously reach a guilty verdict, undermining a basic tenet of the American legal system. This is false; Justice Juan Merchan‘s instructions say unanimity is required to convict Trump of falsifying business records […]
False right-wing reports about Trump trial jury instructions fuel threats against judge
WASHINGTON — False reports about the jury instructions in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial have been spreading across right-wing media, leading to threats against the judge overseeing the case. Several conservative news personalities, including some affiliated with Fox News, falsely claimed that Judge Juan Merchan, as one Fox News anchor put it in […]
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 […]
Jury in Trump’s hush money case to begin deliberations after hearing instructions from judge
NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial are expected to begin deliberations Wednesday after receiving instructions from the judge on the law and the factors they may consider as they strive to reach a verdict in the first criminal case against a former American president. The deliberations follow a marathon day […]
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 […]
Closing arguments, jury instructions and maybe a verdict? Major week looms in Trump hush money trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — The testimony in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial is all wrapped up after more than four weeks and nearly two dozen witnesses, meaning the case heads into the pivotal final stretch of closing arguments, jury deliberations and possibly a verdict. It’s impossible to say how long all of that will […]
I won’t ‘change the law,’ judge tells attorneys regarding jury instructions
Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal charges. MORE: ‘Are you staring me down?’: Fiery […]