{"id":2248519,"date":"2024-05-20T10:47:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T14:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/closing-arguments-in-trump-new-york-trial-set-for-next-week-judge\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T10:50:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T14:50:31","slug":"closing-arguments-in-trump-new-york-trial-set-for-next-week-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/closing-arguments-in-trump-new-york-trial-set-for-next-week-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"Final statements in Trump&#8217;s New York trial scheduled for next week, says Judge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclosing-arguments-in-trump-new-york-trial-set-for-next-week-judge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2248519&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the upcoming\u2064 week, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/read-the-letter-bidens-scotus-pick-wrote-calling-a-journalist-irredeemably-evil\/\" title=\"Read the Letter Biden\u2019s SCOTUS Pick Wrote Calling a Journalist \u2018Irredeemably Evil\u2019\">judge disclosed<\/a> that attorneys will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/verdict-to-be-read-in-johnny-depp-trial\/\" title=\"Verdict to Be Read in Johnny Depp Trial\">deliver closing arguments<\/a> in Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trumps-criminal-hush-money-trial-set-for-march-25\/\" title=\"Trump's hush money trial scheduled for March 25\">hush money trial<\/a> next Tuesday. New York Judge Juan Merchan made this announcement at\u2064 the court session on Monday, citing a recent development that\u200c led to \u2064the extension\u2063 of \u200bthe\u2064 trial schedule. \u2063This update implies that\u200b the former president&#8217;s \u200btrial is nearing its \u200cconclusion. \u200dIn the upcoming \u200dweek, a \u200cjudge revealed that attorneys will present closing \u2062arguments in Donald Trump&#8217;s hush\u200b money trial next\u2062 Tuesday. New York\u2062 Judge\u200d Juan \u2062Merchan disclosed this during Monday&#8217;s\u2063 court session due to a recent development that extended the trial schedule. This suggests\u2063 that the former president&#8217;s trial\u200d is approaching\u2062 its\u2062 end.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>A judge on Monday said attorneys will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hush-money-trial-could-end-next-week\/\" title=\"Trump's hush money trial may conclude next week\">begin delivering closing arguments<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s hush money trial next Tuesday, meaning the former president\u2019s trial is on pace to end next week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York<\/a> Judge Juan Merchan made the announcement at the start of court proceedings on Monday and indicated a change had occurred over the weekend that had prompted him to push arguments out a week from his initial estimation, according to reports from the courtroom.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Former President Donald Trump reads quotes from a piece of paper as he speaks to the press with his lawyer Todd Blanche before his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday, May 20, 2024, in New York. (Sarah Yenesel\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Merchan began proceedings on Monday by announcing that other business would take up most of this week and that the court is not scheduled to be in session on Wednesday or Friday, in addition to the Memorial Day holiday next Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was either have a long break now or have a long break then, and unfortunately the calendar is what it is,\u201d Merchan said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/20\/nyregion\/trump-trial-schedule.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according\">according to<\/a> the <em>New York<\/em> <em>Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>If that schedule holds, Merchan will provide instructions to the jury about Trump\u2019s charges after closing arguments, and jurors will begin deliberating from there. Deliberations could take hours or days if needed, meaning the trial could potentially end by next Friday.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Trump\u2019s ex-attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michael-cohen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michael Cohen<\/a> came back to the witness stand for his third day of cross-examination by Trump attorneys. When the defense questioning concludes by roughly midday, prosecutors can reinterview Cohen in an attempt to build back credibility that defense attorneys have damaged during cross-examination.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>After Cohen is done, the defense has a chance to present its own case. Trump has repeatedly said he plans to testify, but nearly all legal experts say that could be risky. His attorneys could say as soon as later on Monday whether Trump will actually take the stand.<\/p>\n<p>Closing arguments will follow the defense\u2019s case, and after that, the jury, which has been on duty since April 22, will begin to determine a verdict based on the judge\u2019s instructions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an update on Monday, Judge Juan Merchan revealed that attorneys will commence presenting closing arguments in Donald Trump&#8217;s hush money trial next Tuesday. 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