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Trump Legal Investigations / Re: LIVE THREAD....Day 21: Closing Arguments And Verdict
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6 minutes ago
As in every state case, defense counsel will go first, and DA will follow
By Ben Kochman
Justice Juan Merchan just reminded the jury that Donald Trump's lawyers will be making their closing argument first, followed by prosecutors.
"Under our law, defense counsel must sum up first, and prosecutors must follow," the judge said.
Trump last night lamented that prosecutors would get the last word and claimed in a social media post that the set-up was "very unfair."
"WHY IS THE CORRUPT GOVERNMENT ALLOWED TO MAKE THE FINAL ARGUMENT IN THE CASE AGAINST ME?" Trump wrote in an all-caps post on Truth Social. "WHY CAN’T THE DEFENSE GO LAST? BIG ADVANTAGE, VERY UNFAIR. WITCH HUNT!"
But that's how trials work in every state case.
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3 minutes ago
Closing arguments could go beyond Tuesday
By Kyle Schnitzer
Trump attorney Todd Blanche said he expects his closing argument to last two-and-a-half hours. Meanwhile, prosector Joshua Steinglass estimates that Bragg's office's argument will take between four or four-and-a-half hours.
Justice Merchan told the jury that he will let them decide whether they want to work late or not.
“If you decide you don’t want to work late today, we can finish it up tomorrow," he told the jury.