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No Quick Verdict In Trump Hush-Money Trial As Jury Is Dismissed After First Day Of Deliberations

The presiding judge in Donald Trump‘s hush money trial in New York dismissed the jury for the rest of the day on Wednesday, meaning a verdict will have to wait.

Jurors are expected to resume deliberations at 9:30 a.m. ET on Thursday.

In the hours leading up to the dismissal, jurors made two requests.

The first note they sent to the judge was to ask for transcripts of witness testimony from former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker.

A second request asked to rehear the judge’s jury instructions, which is expected to be resolved on Thursday.

The trial, which began last month, has featured jury selection, opening arguments, testimony from nearly two dozen witnesses, and closing arguments. Jury deliberations began on Wednesday.

At the heart of the case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg are 34 felony counts of falsifying business…

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