Jurors are set to receive instructions and begin deliberations Wednesday in the criminal hush money trial against former President Donald Trump. Follow Newsweek’s live blog for the latest updates.
Jurors are set to receive instructions and begin deliberations Wednesday in the criminal hush money trial against former President Donald Trump. Newsweek has a reporter in the courtroom, follow below for live updates.Judge begins reading jury instructions
Judge Juan Merchan begins reading the instructions to the jury.
«It is not my responsibility to judge the evidence here,» Merchan tells the jurors, «it is yours.» He reminds jurors that they promised to be fair.
Merchan explains to jurors they are being asked to make a «very important» decision about «another member of the community» and that they should not make that decision based on stereotypes or attitudes.
«Justice requires no less,» he says.Court is in session
Court is now in session. Judge Juan Merchan will instruct jurors, which is expected to take one hour.
The jury: The panel of 12 jurors who are tasked with determining former President Donald Trump’s fate in this case include seven men and five women. The jury selection process included hundreds of prospective jurors and was completed over one week. Here’s what we know about the jury.
Observation: One juror, who seems «less engaged and slightly irritable» has caused concern for former deputy assistant attorney general Harry Litman. «There’s one juror that people are worried about and I share the worry. can’t identify her or him per judge’s orders but seems less engaged and slightly irritable,» Litman wrote on X.
