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Attorneys for former President Donald Trump began presenting their closing arguments in his criminal trial on Tuesday—as the jury will decide whether Trumpfor falsifying records based on a hush money payment ex-attorney Michael Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels— telling the jury they shouldn’t believe Cohen.
If Trump is, each felony count against him is punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 per offense and/or up to four years in prison, meaning Trump faces up toTrump has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and decried the case as a “witch hunt” designed to hurt his campaign. The ex-presidentMonday on Truth Social that his lawyers are making their arguments first, saying allowing prosecutors to go last is a “BIG ADVANTAGE, VERY UNFAIR.
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