Jury to begin second day of deliberations in Trump hush money trial
Al Jazeera
Jurors are expected to re-examine testimony from two witnesses and rehear judge’s instructions on how to interpret law.
Jurors in New York are set to begin a second day of deliberations in Donald Trump’s hush money trial as the United States awaits a verdict against the former president and presumptive Republican 2024 nominee that could shake November’s election.
The 12-person jury is in the spotlight after nearly two dozen witnesses testified in a New York City courtroom over the course of a more than six-week trial.
The jurors – whose identities are being kept secret for their own protection amid nationwide political tensions – are working behind closed doors.
The only clues to the direction they are taking come through requests for clarifications. They were due to start off on Thursday by re-examining testimony from two witnesses and also hear again the judge’s instructions on how to interpret the law.
Trump is accused of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election, which Trump won.
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