Power Shifts to Jury as Closing Arguments Finish in Trump Trial
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Jurors heard a meticulous recounting of five weeks of testimony in the criminal trial of Donald J. Trump, in which prosecutors argued he tried to “hoodwink the American voter.” The defense said there was not “a shred of evidence.”

Mr. Trump, 77, is charged with falsifying 34 business records to hide Mr. Cohen’s reimbursement for a $130,000 hush-money payment he made to Ms. Daniels. Mr. Trump has denied the charges and the sexual encounter.

“It doesn’t matter if there was a conspiracy to try to win an election,” [Trump defence lawyer Todd] Blanche said. “Every campaign in this country is a conspiracy,” he added, to get a candidate elected.