Jury deliberations begin in historic Trump hush money trial
.svg.png)
SUMMARY
A jury of 12 New Yorkers has begun deliberating in former President Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case, holding the power to make him the first American president ever found guilty of a crime or acquitted of one. After four weeks of testimony, the trial concluded with closing arguments from both sides on Tuesday. Trump faces 34 felony charges for allegedly falsifying business records to hide a hush money payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels during his 2016 campaign. Prosecutors argue it was to clear his path to the White House, while the defense focused on discrediting Michael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer and key witness. The jury’s decision could come at any time.
