there s a verdict. the jury in donald trump s civil rape case deliberated for just about three hours. the judge announced he will read the verdict at 3:00 p.m. it is 3:00 p.m. the lawyers are in the room. the judge is in the room. the jury is in the room. so any moment now we will hear from they decided. six men and three women were charged with that deciding. one, did donald trump rape carroll and did he defame her when he said she was lying. if so, how much money does carroll deserve to be fairly and adequately compensated for her injuries? in closing arguments, her attorney told the jury donald trump didn t show up because he knew he did it. trump s attorney said trump didn t testify because there was nothing to testify to. he said the whole story was an unbelievable work of fiction. kaplin said carroll was exactly donald trump s type and she played the video deposition where trump mistook carroll for his ex-wife, marla maples. he said she couldn t give a date to when the
how far will u.s. and allies go to try to calm rising tensions in the region? plus, a heartbreaking find. the california family that was kidnapped, found dead. the youngest victim, only 8 months old. what detectives are saying about the person they believe is responsible. welcome to the lead. president biden taking his first steps possibly towards the decriminalization of marijuana on the federal level. he is pardoning all prior federal offenses of quote simple marijuana possession. this will clear convictions for several thousand americans. president biden is now also encouraging governors to follow his lead and pardon those convicted on similar state charges. the biden administration also says it will continue to review the federal classification of marijuana. right now, it is still a class 1 drug alongside heroin and lsd which means according to the government, cannabis has no accepted medical use at the federal level despite study after study. it is legal in 37 states
he has no alibi because they can t give you a date for when this allegedly occurred. i should tell you everybody is standing up for the jury right now. now the jury is entering. sorry, getting all these updates from adam reece who s inside the room. once we get a verdict, i ll tell you. but donald trump not testifying, lisa, good thing or bad thing for the defense? i think it was a bad thing for the defense. they said multiple times this is not a criminal trial therefore the burden of proof in a criminal case beyond a reasonable doubt isn t applicable. that had real reverberations for trump on the flip side, too. that meant because it wasn t a criminal trial, the plaintiff s lawyers could make a big deal out of the fact donald trump didn t show up. not only did kaplin tell the jury he didn t show up because he knew he did it, but the colleague said you ve heard a lot about respect for the rule of law in your rule as jury ors
a federal judge in the sedi sedition trial wrote today that the jury will not see a death list allegedly written by one of the defendants. the judge called it quote too prejudicial. the extremist group members each face up to 20 years in prison for their roles in the deadly insurrection. sara sidner takes a look at the explosive testimony in court today. four jury ors arrived in the sedition trial. the judge ruled on whether they would be able to see this handwritten note. it has death list scrolled across the top and lists the name of two georgia election officials. ruby freeman and shaye moss, who tearfully testified to the january 6th committee and death threats they received after they became the subjects of a fabricated conspiracy. there is nowhere i feel sate
decision. the jurors were split 6-6. the judge sent them back to try to make it unanimous. the jury ors leave first. thank you. hours later, they were back. and courtroom 3c was still. it appears that they are deadlocked at this point. eight jurors had voted for an acquittal. four voted guilty. judge stevens declared a mistrial. was serious consideration given to dropping the case? i think there was serious consideration as to is there more we can do? so the prosecutors decided they would try again. but this time, with the one thing they didn t have the first time. jason s own story. the second trial began in february 2012. this time, howard cummings led the prosecution hoping to use jason s own words to convict him. put your left hand on the bible. raise your right hand. first, prosecutors called