The jury is not bound by a specific timeline to reach a verdict, but any decision they reach must be unanimous.
May 30, 2024
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May 30, 2024
11 mins ago
Justice Merchan read back portions of his instructions from yesterday.
He explained that the Wall Street Journal articles were introduced to provide context, not as proof of the defendant’s guilt or innocence, and other evidence introduced was hearsay. He said the National Enquirer headlines and certain invoices were entered into evidence “for the limited purpose” of establishing that the articles were published and the documents were created.
He repeated instructions on the presumption of innocence, burden of proof, requirement of proof beyond a reasonable doubt, and the fact that jurors cannot read into President Trump not testifying.
31 mins ago
Justice Merchan said there were disputed portions of the transcript but not very many, and approved them to be read back to jurors.
The jury had yesterday afternoon requested to review portions of National Enquirer publisher David Pecker’s testimony about a phone call with Mr. Trump and about his decision not to fund the life rights agreement for Karen McDougal’s story, as well as testimony by Mr. Pecker and Mr. Cohen about the 2015 Trump Tower meeting.
42 mins ago
“Here we go again. Five weeks I’ve been here, I’m gagged, I’d like to answer all of your questions but I’m gagged so I can’t talk as much as I would like to,” President Trump told the press before heading into the courtroom. Reporters shouted several questions about the jury, and the gag order bars him from making public statements about jurors.
He read from new op-eds published about his case, and claimed the Clinton campaign did worse things during the 2016 election.
He also made a passing comment about his civil fraud case appeal, saying the judge who ruled against him would be overturned on appeal.
3 hours ago
Jurors are entering the second day of deliberations today in the trial of former President Donald Trump.
Yesterday, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan gave procedural and legal instructions to the jury lasting more than an hour. Hours later, jurors made a request to re-hear the instructions, as well as for a readback of some witness testimony.
The jury has no set timeline to deliver their verdict, but any decision they make will need to be unanimous.
