The Donald Trump hush money case is scheduled to conclude with closing arguments today.
Twelve regular New Yorkers who compose the jury in the former president’s first criminal trial will decide whether or not he is guilty after hearing instructions from Judge Juan Merchan.
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The goal of the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office prosecutors is to demonstrate that during a sensitive period in his 2016 presidential campaign, Trump oversaw a plot to conceal an alleged sexual encounter with adult film star Stormy Daniels.
In response to 34 charges of falsifying business documents, Trump entered a not guilty plea.
For twenty days, the jury heard testimony from defense witness Robert Costello, whose heated exchange with Merchan was one of the most memorable of the trial, as well as celebrity witness and former Trump fixer Michael Cohen about his role in the payment to Daniels.
David Pecker, the owner of tabloid magazines, also testified about a catch-and-kill plot he claimed was hatched with Cohen. Here’s what else transpired throughout the 20 days of testimony.
The following occurred throughout the 20 days of testimony.
Todd Blanche, the lead Trump lawyer, is anticipated to make the first closing argument for the defense, claiming that Bragg’s office has not established Trump’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
As a prerequisite to the felony accusation, prosecutors are anticipated to contend that they have not only established Trump’s guilt for the fabricated company papers, but also that he did it in order to conceal another offense.
According to the National Weather Service, there is a chance of severe thunderstorms, lightning, big hail, powerful wind gusts, and maybe even a few tornadoes in the Northeast this morning.
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The threat comes after a string of storms that killed many people in the Midwest and South.
Over the Memorial Day weekend, severe weather claimed the lives of at least 24 individuals, mostly in Kentucky, Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. And a lightning strike in Colorado claimed the lives of a rancher and thirty-four of his cattle.
Meanwhile, thousands of residences and companies across several states were without electricity.