Trump trial live updates: 'President Trump is innocent,' defense lawyer says in closing - WEIS | Local & Area News, Sports, & Weather

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : Trump is set to be accompanied by his sons Eric and Don Jr., his daughter-in-law Lara Trump, and -- for the first time -- his daughter Tiffany, according to the Trump campaign.
64% : Today is the first time Tiffany Trump attended the trial, and it's the largest showing of Trump family members on a single day of the trial.
54% : May 28, 9:29 AMTrump enters courtroom with several family membersDonald Trump has entered the courtroom alongside his lawyers.
50% : Trump last April pleaded not guilty to a 34-count indictment charging him with falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment his then-attorney Michael Cohen made to Daniels in order to boost his electoral prospects in the 2016 presidential election.
49% : May 28, 8:32 AMSons, daughter expected to join Trump in courtFormer President Trump is expected to be joined by a number of his children for today's critical day in court.
47% : Don Trump, Jr., Eric Trump, Lara Trump, and Tiffany Trump followed behind the former president and took seats in the gallery immediately behind the defense counsel table.
43% : It would be the largest family showing for Trump since the criminal trial began six weeks ago.
43% : Prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney's office and attorneys for Trump are both set to deliver closing statements.
39% : May 28, 9:20 AMProsecutors, Trump arriveProsecutors have entered the courtroom, with Joshua Steinglass, Matthew Colangelo and Susan Hoffinger positioned behind counsel table.
37% : "President Trump is innocent," Blanche said.
32% : "Each of you will decide ... whether President Trump is guilty or not guilty," he said.
25% : "You cannot convict President Trump of any crime beyond a reasonable doubt on the words of Michael Cohen," Blanche said.
23% : An encounter that President Trump has unequivocally and repeatedly denied ever occurred.
20% : The courtroom itself is a balmy 76 degrees this morning, after weeks of chilly temperatures that prompted Trump to complain about sitting in the cold conditions.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.