On Wednesday afternoon, Judge Juan Merchan dismissed the courtroom for Alvin Bragg’s hush-money legal trial against Trump.
Silent money allows jurors to choose one of three predicate crimes. Jurors did not have to agree on which of the three predicate crimes Trump committed.
1. Violation of federal election laws
2. Falsify business records; and
3. Tax violations
Of course, this would make it easier to convict Trump.
The jury had not reached a verdict after deliberating for several hours.
Deliberations will reconvene Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
BREAKING NEWS: Mai Qian was absent from court that day. No verdict today.
We will meet again at 9:30 tomorrow morning
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 29, 2024
The jury paused their deliberations to pass a note to Judge Merchant.
The annotation contains four requests:
-David Pecker phone conversation with DJT
-David Peck’s testimony not signed?
——David Pecker’s testimony at the Trump Tower meeting
—Michael Cohen testifies at Trump Tower meeting
BREAKING NEWS: Merchant said he received a note signed by the foreman labeled Court Exhibit #4 at 2:56 p.m.
Note contains four requests:
-David Pecker phone conversation with DJT
-David Peck’s testimony not signed?
——David Pecker’s testimony at the Trump Tower meeting
-Cohen…— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 29, 2024
At 3:56 p.m., the second jury transcript was received.
BREAKING: Second jury notice received!
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 29, 2024
A minute later the jury asked to hear Judge Merchant’s instructions again.
BREAKING NEWS: Jurors ask to hear judge’s instructions again.
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 29, 2024
