Marc F. Scholl, who served in the Manhattan DA’s office for nearly 4 decades, specializing in white-collar crimes & appeals, said: “Recently, there has been some slight loosening about whether it can be done w/ the defense’s consent, but it remains a minefield that judges do not want to risk.”
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Jurors in #Trump's #hushmoney trial zero in on testimony of key witnesses as #deliberations resume
The #testimony readbacks are complete, & #jurors are excused to continue their #deliberations. They have asked to use both headphones & speakers to listen to #evidence that includes an audio portion.
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#Trump #CriminalTrial #Jury #deliberations #NYC #JudgeMerchan
@annabower reporting from the courtroom:
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If the laptop had Wi-Fi, the #jurors would have access to info about the case during #deliberations that they aren’t supposed to.
By making the point about the Wi-Fi on the record, #Merchan has protected himself from either side making an issue out of it in an appeal (or in the media).
#TrumpTrial Thurs 30 May 2024 🧵#Deliberations continue
Justice #Merchan says he believes that the #jury wants him to repeat a significant portion of the #JuryInstructions.
He will read pages 6-35.
Each page yesterday took him just a little more than a minute, so this will take >30 mins.
Between that & the testimony readbacks, also expected to take >30 mins, there will likely be >1 hour this morning w/the jury in the courtroom, not actively deliberating.
Jury starts deliberating Trump hush money criminal case
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Court has now adjourned for the day. Justice #Merchan did not determine exactly which portions of the transcript related to #Pecker’s testimony woll be read aloud to the #jury.
We’ll find out tomorrow morning.
Proceedings will begin at 9:30 AM US ET.
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The #jurors returned, & Justice Merchan reads the 2 notes they sent aloud to them as they sit in the #jury box.
#Merchan says the readback of the relevant testimony, which has not yet been located, will take ~30 mins. He asks them whether they want to hear all of the #JuryInstructions again, or part of them. He says that they can discuss that in private.
Then, Merchan dismisses the jury for the day.
No #verdict today — not that I expected one.
#Jurors are coming back into the courtroom to have the testimonies read back to them.
When jurors request to hear testimony, they return to the courtroom & the relevant portions of the transcript are read aloud by the court reporters. Sometimes court reporters have fun w/this, doing impressions & imitating accents. No way that happens here. The court reporter is already on the witness stand, waiting for the jury.
The start of #MichaelCohen’s testimony on the #TrumpTowerMeeting:
The phone call #jurors asked for from David Pecker’s testimony was call he testified he had w/ #Trump during an investor meeting, in June 2016, during which Trump acknowledged that he knew #KarenMcDougal.
Jurors may also be looking at the part of the #TrumpTowerMeeting when #Pecker testified that he decided to not collect reimbursement from Trump for his #HushMoney deal w/ McDougal. The wording from the jurors is slightly unclear.
Tick tick ... #Trump #Jury #deliberations
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The male juror prepares to take the computer & the paralegal seems hesitant. “He can take it,” Justice #Merchan says. The 2 jurors leave the room.
All the trial exhibits are on that laptop, which could help speed up the #deliberations: the jurors will not have to request specific documentary #evidence they wish to review. Nor will they have to view it in the courtroom, which takes time to setup.
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Justice #Merchan explains the details of the #verdict sheet & the way that #deliberations work, including that #jurors will be kept in the #jury room while they deliberate & they cannot leave while they are discussing the case. They are asked to give their cell phones & other devices to court officers while they deliberate.
“That concludes my instructions on the #law,” the judge says. He asks the lawyers to approach the bench.
Tues 29 May 2024 🧵
Good morning! It’s the last day of the #TrumpTrial before jury #deliberations.
Today Justice #Merchan will give #JuryInstructions. Then they will discuss the case among themselves for the first time; they have not been allowed to even discuss it w/each other as yet.
Closing arguments took place yesterday, & the lawyers will have no further opportunity to address the jurors before they determine whether #Trump is #guilty or not guilty of 34 felonies.
#Defrocked in 2004 for being in a #samesex #relationship, a #faithful #Methodist is #reinstated as #pastor.
When Stroud made her #decision, she knew it was the right one. But the #decision did not come easily as she followed the #UMC’s #deliberations on the #antiLGBTQ #policies.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Spirituality #Religion #Progress
https://www.wpxi.com/news/defrocked-2004-same/XXKETYBK3PSVDZ7GMGTXW35GSE/
#JudgeKaplan has said the #jury is now headed to #deliberations.
#law #rape #defamation #BelieveSurvivors #EJeanCarroll #Trump
#JudgeKaplan is giving the #jury instructions.
That’s it for the closing arguments themselves. Now we wait for the jury charge & #deliberations.
#JudgeKaplan tells the jury that they do not have to decide whether #EJeanCarroll was #SexuallyAssaulted or whether she was #defamed, that’s been decided as a matter of #law. “For your purposes, you must accept these points are true no matter what else you heard in this trial,” he said.
