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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 – Lower Manhattan
By APB Video Field Team
After Manhattan prosecutors and Donald Trump’s defense lawyers delivered almost 10 hours of closing arguments on Tuesday, the case is now in the hands of the jury.
The former president, Donald Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up an alleged affair with porn actress Stormy Daniels and which could have influenced the 2016 presidential election. Presiderning judge Juan Merchan gave the 12 jurors their instructions this morning, then they went to work. During the day, the jury asked for testimony readbacks which will take place on Thursday morning.
The scene outside the courthouse was calm and somewhat jubilant throughout the day with the NYC Police Dept and FBI outnumbering Trump supporters who were penned off in the park. This was quite different from Tuesday when famed actor and president Biden supporter Robert De Niro held a news conference to denounce Trump which led into a shouting match with MAGA supporters.
Earlier today, conservative artist Scott Lo Baido who is known for his patriotic work, was so angry with De Niro’s remarks, that he spent the night in his studio to recreate a scene from Raging Bull with the former president knocking out the Academy Award actor.
Lo Baido told APB News he could not sit by and let this just go away.
Jury deliberations resume on Thursday morning.
