A New York prosecutor told jurors that the hush-money payment at the heart of former U.S. president Donald Trump's criminal trial was part of an effort to corrupt the 2016 election, as lawyers made their closing arguments on Tuesday.Former U.S. president Donald Trump sits in Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday ahead of closing arguments made by his defence team, as well as those from prosecutors of the Manhattan District Attorney's office.
Jurors could begin deliberating as soon as Wednesday in the first criminal trial of a U.S. president. The trial was due to resume at 10 a.m. ET with the judge issuing instructions to the jury. Copies of cheques from Trump to his lawyer, Michael Cohen, are shown as exhibits at his trial. While Cohen and Stormy Daniels have been notable witnesses, the jury could decide the case is based on what it's seen of documents concerning the payments in question. "Mr. Trump not only corrupted those around him. He also got them to lie to cover it up," the prosecutor said.
Trump, centre, walks to the courtroom upon arriving at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on Tuesday. If found guilty, Trump faces up to four years in prison, although imprisonment is unlikely for a first-time felon convicted of such a crime. "You cannot lie in your business records, and that's what this case is really about at its core: cheating," he said.
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