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Closing arguments ended late Tuesday after the prosecution told jurors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York that the alleged attempt to hide a payment to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels was part of an illegal effort to influence the 2016 presidential election.
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In New York, defense attorneys deliver their closing remarks first, followed by prosecutors. Attorneys are not meant to explain the law in their closing arguments, which New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan reiterated Tuesday. Instead, attorneys are supposed to make their cases about what they think the facts and evidence in the case show. Then judges explain the law, and jurors are supposed to ultimately decide.
Trump did not take the stand, but he has repeatedly assailed the case in remarks to reporters outside the courtroom. He has pleaded not guilty and denied any wrongdoing.
The trial is not being televised. The Washington Post has reporters in the courtroom and media overflow room who are posting live updates.
Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records related to his reimbursem*nt of Cohen for a hush money payment before the 2016 election to Daniels, who alleged that she had a sexual encounter with Trump years earlier.
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In New York, defense attorneys deliver their closing remarks first, followed by prosecutors. Attorneys are not meant to explain the law in their closing arguments, which New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan reiterated Tuesday. Instead, attorneys are supposed to make their cases about what they think the facts and evidence in the case show. Then judges explain the law, and jurors are supposed to ultimately decide.
Trump did not take the stand, but he has repeatedly assailed the case in remarks to reporters outside the courtroom. He has pleaded not guilty and denied any wrongdoing.
The trial is not being televised. The Washington Post has reporters in the courtroom and media overflow room who are posting live updates.
Trump faces 34 counts of falsifying business records related to his reimbursem*nt of Cohen for a hush money payment before the 2016 election to Daniels, who alleged that she had a sexual encounter with Trump years earlier.
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