Joyce Vance, a former federal prosecutor and legal analyst, said on social media on Wednesday that the jury's "thorough" requests for information while deliberating "doesn't seem like good news" for the former president. After more than six weeks in the courtroom, if Trump is guilty of falsifying business records to cover up a to adult film actress during his 2016 presidential campaign in a case brought on by the Manhattan District Attorney . Daniels claims that she had an affair with Trump in 2006, which he denies.
Trump, who is the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, has pleaded not guilty to all charges and he claims the case is politically motivated. For a month-and-a-half, the jury sat quietly while listening to dozens of witnesses. Now, their job is to look at the evidence provided and .
On Wednesday afternoon, the jury asked Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over the case, , former chairman of American Media Inc. (AMI), which used to publish the , and , ex-Trump lawyer and fixer. Vance, a former U.
S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama and current legal analyst, on X, formerly , on Wednesday: "This is a jury digging in to do its work in a thorough fashion. "Their focus doesn't seem like good news for Trump, it suggests they're convinced the records are fraudulent-in closing [Trump's lawyer] Todd Blanche pitched the jury to acquit on that basis.
although it's always hard to predict." reached out to Trump's spokesperson and lawyer via email for comment. Pe.
