tucker: the jury is now deliberating in the jussie smollett fake hey hate crime case no cameras allow in the courtroom our matt finn has been there for the entire trial joins us tonight with an update. hi, tucker, the jury has been sent home for the evening. they are expected to resume deliberations for the morning. closing arguments today special prosecutor dan webb said jussie smollett withheld critical evidence like cell phone data he didn t want the alleged hoax to be solved. he mislead attackers and lied about tampering with the news. webb saying a northwestern doctor s testimony under oath brother s accounts that they held back their punches. that doctor testified on the stand that smollett had no known injuries. smollett s defense saying jussie had anti-motive here upcoming historic black gay marriage on network tv and impending music
from the prosecution. and in closing arguments today special prosecutor dan webb presented the jury with six points he said destroyed smollett s correct. in short, the prosecution and police allege that smollett withheld critical evidence like cell phone data because he never wanted the alleged hoax to be solved. the prosecution also telling the jury that smollett mislead police about his attacker s i.d. he lied about tampering with that news and lied about the nature of his communication with osundairo brothers. the prosecution also alleging medical records corroborate the osundairo brothers testimony that they held back their punches. northwestern doctor testifying under oath that smollett had no known injuries. smollett s defense telling jussie had anti-motive here historic black gay page and impending music video shoot. did he not want his face damaged and paid the osundairo brothers for training not the hoax. telling the jury you don t have to feel pressured to convict just becaus
tucker: the jury is now deliberating in the jussie smollett fake hate crime case. no cameras allowed in the courtroom but our matt finn has been there for the entire trial. he joins us tonight with an update. hey, matt. hi, tucker, the jury has been sent home for the evening. they are expected to resume deliberations tomorrow morning. closing arguments today special prosecutor dan webb told the jury jussie smollett withheld critical evidence like cell phone data he didn t want the alleged hoax to be solved. he mislead about his attackers and lied about tampering with the noose. webb saying a northwestern o doctor s testimony under oath brother s accounts that they held back their punches. that doctor testified on the stand that smollett had no known injuries. smollett s defense saying jussie had an anti-motive here, upcoming historic black gay
last year that the jury was not properly screened for bias against the death penalty. the judge is considering whether or not to grant a whole new trial on the basis of jury misconduct. jussie smollett s fate in the hands of a jury tonight. both sides to deliver closing arguments in the case of staging an attack on himself. correspondent matt finn reporting from chicago tonight. good evening, mount. shannon the case went to the jury around 2:40 and deliberated two hours and the judge sent them home at 2:00. and now set to resume first thing thursday morning. in closing arguments today special prosecutor dan webb present at the jury with six points he says destroys his credibility. in short, the police alleged he withheld critical evidence like cell phone data because he never one of the host to be solved. the prosecution also telling the jury misled police about attackers i.d. and lied about