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Trump trial live: Jury to begin deliberations in hush-money case - BBC News |
Trump trial live: Jury begins deliberating in hush-money case - BBC News |
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| Kayla Epstein | Kayla Epstein |
| Reporting from court | Reporting from court |
Justice Merchan is now going through all 34 charges, one by one. | Two jurors have |
He explains the first charge | volunteered to operate a laptop that the jury will use to consider exhibits. |
relates to a record tied to Michael Cohen's reimbursement for a hush-money | They briefly returned to the courtroom to get a |
payment to Stormy Daniels. | tutorial from the lawyers. |
Prosecutors must prove | After a brief moment, |
beyond a reasonable doubt that first, Donald Trump personally, or in concert with | they are led back out of the courtroom, clutching the laptop. |
someone else, caused a business record to be falsified with intent to defraud. | |
They must prove the | |
defendant did so with an intent to defraud, that included the intent to commit | |
another crime. | |
If they find that | |
prosecutors have proven both elements beyond a reasonable doubt, they must find | |
Trump guilty of the charge. | |
If the jury finds that | |
prosecutors did not prove one or both elements beyond a reasonable doubt, they | |
must find him not guilty of this charge. | |
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