Historic Trump trial heading to jury after prosecutors, defense lawyers rest: live updates

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : Cohen testified that Trump authorized him to make a $130,000 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election, and approved a plan to cover it up even as he reimbursed Cohen in 2017.
35% : Trump wanted to hide a $130,000 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in particular, according to prosecutors.
33% : Trump lawyer Todd Blanche described Cohen as "an MVP of liars," while prosecutor Joshua Steinglass argued that Cohen's testimony is backed by the words and records of others, including those of Trump.
30% : Confronted with the messages, Cohen largely stuck to his previous testimony, saying he believed he also spoke to Trump about hush money to Stormy Daniels during that call.
26% : Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to commit or conceal another crime.
24% : Prosecutors have said Trump was falsifying records to hide the violation of federal campaign finance laws and to hide plans to violate New York tax and election laws.
19% : Cohen himself admitted on the witness stand to stealing by claiming a larger reimbursement from the Trump Organization than Cohen actually paid for polling-related help for Trump.Blanche also accused Cohen of committing a crime at the trial by lying on the witness stand.

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