Prosecutors and defense lawyers in Donald Trump s New York hush money trial are delivering their closing arguments. The jury could begin deliberating as soon as today to decide whether Trump is guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
The New York prosecutor argued that former President Donald Trump aimed to corrupt the 2016 election by paying hush money to Stormy Daniels, covering up an alleged affair. Lawyers presented closing arguments, asking jurors to evaluate if Trump falsified business records for electoral gain. Deliberations start Wednesday.
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The government is entitled to make a concluding argument to respond to the defendant's points and make one final appeal to the jury because the prosecutors have the burden of proof.