Jury deliberations have commenced in the landmark criminal trial involving former President Donald Trump and allegations of hush money payments. The panel, consisting of seven men and five women, will be deliberating on 34 counts of falsifying business records that are linked to the cover-up of payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
During the trial, prosecutors presented evidence suggesting that Trump knowingly authorized monthly payments of $35,000 to his former fixer, Michael Cohen. These payments were intended to reimburse Cohen for the $130,000 he had provided to prevent Daniels from disclosing details of an alleged affair with Trump just before the 2016 election.
