TODAY: Closing Arguments In Trump’s Criminal Trial

The New York Times reports:

Former President Donald J. Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial will enter its final stage Tuesday as defense lawyers and prosecutors deliver their closing arguments in a last attempt to sway the 12 New Yorkers who will decide his fate.

First the defense and then the prosecution will spend hours weaving disparate strands of evidence into a cohesive story that they hope will resonate with the jurors. To mold their dueling accounts, each side can draw from a deep well of evidence: testimony from 22 witnesses, reams of emails and a surreptitious recording of Mr. Trump coordinating a secret payoff.

To persuade the jury, the prosecution and defense will begin with different versions of the same basic set of facts: Mr. Trump’s fixer, Michael D. Cohen, struck a hush-money deal with a porn star in the waning days of the 2016 presidential campaign.

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Prosecutors and defense lawyers in Donald Trump’s hush money trial are set to deliver closing arguments to the jury. See what you can expect:https://t.co/qQliSGPk3L

— PIX11 News (@PIX11News) May 28, 2024

The Trump trial line wrapping around the block at around 6:05 a.m. pic.twitter.com/9Rf03EwAoS

— Kaelan Deese (@KaelanDC) May 28, 2024

Good morning from Day 21 of Trump’s trial. The line is roughly 50-people deep at 5 a.m. Closing arguments begin in four hours. pic.twitter.com/mnKNOiaw1Q

— Alex Woodward (@alexwoodward) May 28, 2024