Trump Hush Money Jury To Begin Deliberations Today

The New York Times reports:

Jurors in Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial will begin deliberations on Wednesday after hearing hours of closing arguments that portrayed the case in stark and irreconcilable terms.

It could take hours, days or even weeks for the 12 New Yorkers to reach a verdict in the first criminal trial of an American president. And before they begin deliberating, the jurors will receive instructions from the judge on the relevant law.

This last stage of the weekslong case comes a day after the jurors watched both sides deliver their final flurry of arguments. A prosecutor, Joshua Steinglass, meticulously described a scheme on the eve of the 2016 election to muzzle a porn star’s account of a sexual encounter with Mr. Trump.

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Jury Will Consider Felony Charges Against Trump on Wednesday – After the judge instructs them on the law, 12 New Yorkers will retreat behind closed doors to weigh Donald J. Trump’s fate. via @nytimes https://t.co/wNL4YkKLCO

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