The #verdict must be unanimous on the primary crime falsification of business records.

Once #jurors inform the court they have reached a verdict, Justice Juan #Merchan will summon the parties to the courtroom to hear it read by the foreperson.

Merchan must still affirm the verdict & enter a final judgment.

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There’s a #verdict

They request 30 minutes to fill out the forms.

Trump, who had been smiling a minute ago, is suddenly serious after the judge’s alert that there’s a verdict.

His arms are now crossed across his chest as he whispers with his lawyers.

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As Justice #Merchan re-reads the #JuryInstructions, #Trump has had his eyes closed, & his chin has sometimes slumped to his chest. At other times, his head has been fallen backwards — just waiting for his mouth to drop open & let flies enter. #NodFarter

Merchan is now in the middle of p 17 of the instructions, explaining jurors can consider whether any #witness would benefit from his or her own #testimony. (hmm)

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Break over. Justice #Merchan thanks the jurors for their flexibility & calls #Steinglass back to the lectern. Before they returned, the judge told Steinglass that he needed to wrap up — at least for the day — by 8PM (wuh?). If he does not conclude by then, it sounded as if it was possible that Steinglass would have to conclude tomorrow.

Wonder how the #NodFarter aka #Trump will hold up…

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Justice #Merchan tells the attys he will get them a final version of the #JuryInstructions by end of the day Thurs.

Court is adjourned.

Testimony in the #TrumpTrial is over.

The jury will be back in a week for closing arguments.

Thanks for reading 🥰

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After arguing for 5 mins, a word in the #JuryInstructions is now plural — “crime” is now “crimes”

Defense & prosecution debate if the instructions should be available to the #public & #press.

(#Trump is asleep — #NodFarter)

Justice #Merchan jokes they’ll next address “the most challenging issue” — how to pronounce a word.

He spelled out “eleemosynary,” which means having to do w/charity.

“Why do we even have it?” Merchan asked. The lawyers don’t know, & it’s removed.

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With defense resting their case, we now know definitively that #Trump did not #testify in his own #defense of 34 #criminal charges.

As he exited the courtroom, & raised his hand in a fist, Trump did not answer reporters’ questions about why he had not testified in the trial.

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The defense rests, Todd #Blanche says.

#Testimony in the first #criminal trial of Donald J. Trump has concluded.

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