By Akinsuroju Olubunmi
Trump Trial: Jury enters second day of deliberation.
Court resumed on Thursday morning with jurors requesting Judge Juan Merchan to reread the deliberation instructions. Donald Trump appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024, in New York.
The 12-member jury, consisting of seven men and five women, returned to the courthouse today for a second day of deliberations. They are deciding whether former President Donald Trump is guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign.
On Wednesday, the jury spent just under five hours deliberating without reaching a verdict. They sent two notes asking to rehear Judge Merchan’s instructions and testimony from witnesses in the case.
The duration of the deliberations remains uncertain. Trump, his legal team, and the prosecution must stay in the courthouse during this time.
Attorneys for both sides rested their cases last week after 20 days of testimony, including accounts from Daniels and Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer, who testified that Trump directed him to pay Daniels for her silence, with the promise of reimbursement.
Below, get live updates on the case, including direct quotes and details from media reports. Cameras are not allowed in court, but photographers are given less than a minute each morning to capture photos of Trump as he enters the room.
Yahoo News‘ David Artavia spoke to Spencer Platt of Getty Images about the experience. “It’s kind of weird and awkward too, because the court gets really quiet. It’s just the sound of cameras and jostling photographers. You can hear a pin drop,” Platt said.
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Trump Trial: Jury enters second day of deliberation