Closing arguments from both the prosecution and defense are set to begin Tuesday, with both sides getting the opportunity to walk the jury through the alleged crime. The jury will then hear jury instructions, which will provide them with the framework to use to decide a verdict. in which Trump is acquitted or found guilty could also come as early as this week. Here are three things to look for as this historic trial wraps up. with their closing arguments.
As such, in their closing arguments, the defense will likely try to find holes in the prosecution’s case by countering porn star Stormy Daniels’s testimony about her time with Trump. They will also likely try to distance the former president from knowing the exact details of the payments made to his former attorney Michael Cohen, who paid the $130,000 hush money payment to Daniels.20 witnesses, resulting in testimony totaling over 50 hours.
The core of the case is the $130,000 hush money payment made to Daniels in 2016 to keep her quiet about her alleged sexual encounter with Trump. The prosecution claims Trump falsified business records related to the payment, which they describe as election interference due to the payment happening mere weeks before the 2016 election.