Attorneys in Donald Trump’s hush money trial argued over what instructions a judge would give the jury tasked with deciding the former president's fate.
’s hush money trial argued Tuesday over what instructions a judge will give the jury tasked with deciding the former president’s fate, and defense attorneys repeatedly emphasized that the instructions must say Trump had to have acted willfully to be convicted.
“The government’s argument will be at least in part that President Trump sought to conceal conspiracy. … More emphasis on these intent elements is required,” Bove said.its case, delved deep into the weeds of New York’s criminal law. Merchan ran through submitted proposals from both parties about how they want the judge to phrase Trump’s charges in the jury instructions.
Merchan did appear to deal a blow to Trump’s team, however, saying that if prosecutors proved the former president had an “intent to defraud,” then there was no “separate requirement of intent” for the undefined other crime that the jury would need to consider. During the hearing, prosecutors urged Merchan to gloss over aspects of the complex law in his instructions, while Bove pushed for more details to be included.
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