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Third hour, Clay Ann Buck kicks off now.

Just bringing up to speed for a moment here on the Trump trial in New York.

Defense rest, prosecution rest.

The jury will get a rest.

They're going to be able to hang out for a little bit here.

And in about a week, they will start collaborations.

I think that's the latest schedule.

They will probably have a verdict for us, I would assume, next week at some point.

I don't think it'll go longer than that.

Although, if it is heading toward a hung jury and therefore a mistrial, I think there is a possibility that it goes on a few days more than anticipated.

One thing I do know that is possible is, and people always think there's no way that that's true.

It is true.

I've asked friends of mine who are prosecutors and former judges as well.

You know, they can set aside a jury verdict. I mean, a judge can just say, yeah, I'm going to set aside. A judge can just say,

I'm setting aside the jury verdict and do what he or she pleases, essentially, which gives a

sense, I think, of how much power a judge actually has. Now, they would have to do that in very rare circumstances because

you wouldn't want um to be overturned on that and and to be seen to be um really abusing your power

but it is possible a judge can say oh yeah you guys say not guilty yeah no um i say guilty and here's

the sentence uh the judge can set aside a jury verdict. I don't think that's going

to happen, but I'm just throwing out there with crazy things. Buck, and I haven't heard a lot of

people discuss this. The judge can also say at the end of all of the case that the government has

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