05/30/2024

Trump Trial Update: Jury Ends First Day of Deliberations with No Verdict

They did ask to re-hear testimony and the judge’s instructions

The New York jury weighing criminal charges against former President Donald Trump ended its first day of deliberations on Wednesday after asking to rehear key bits of trial testimony from Trump’s ex-lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, and from the former publisher of The National Enquirer.

Jurors also asked Judge Juan Merchan for a readback of the instructions the judge gave them Wednesday morning.

The requests were the first notes the 12-member jury sent out to Merchan after it deliberated for several hours.

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