Jordan Rubin is the Deadline: Legal Blog writer. He was a prosecutor for the New York County District Attorney’s Office in Manhattan and is the author of “Bizarro,' a book about the secret war on synthetic drugs. Before he joined MSNBC, he was a legal reporter for Bloomberg Law.
Welcome back, Deadline: Legal Newsletter readers. We’re here with a special edition marking closing arguments and the start of deliberations in People v. Donald Trump. We’re officially on verdict watch. Closing arguments were a marathon Tuesday, with Trump lawyer Todd Blanche giving his summation to start the day and prosecutor Josh Steinglass ending his late in the evening. Blanche hammered away at key state witness Michael Cohen, calling him the “MVP” of liars.
It could fail to reach a guilty or not guilty verdict, leading to a hung jury and possible retrial. Or the jury could reach a mixed verdict of guilty, not guilty and hung counts. Incarceration isn’t mandatory for a conviction on these low-level felonies. Merchan reminded jurors of that fact after Blanche told them in his closing arguments that they shouldn’t send his client to prison.
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