Prosecutors Rest Their Case in Trump's Hush-Money Trial

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🗓️ 22 May 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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After testimony by Michael Cohen and a brief defense by Donald Trump's legal team, the New York trial nears its conclusion, with closing arguments and jury deliberation expected next week. Has Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg proved his case and provided enough evidence to convict, particularly given that these 34 bookkeeping felonies also require a second crime? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:15.2	From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal,
0:20.9	this is Potomac Watch.
0:24.0	Prosecutors rest their case against Donald Trump
0:27.1	in the New York-Cush money trial,
0:29.3	after which the former president presents a brief defense. But as the two sides now wrangle with the judge
0:35.2	on the details of how to instruct the jury, does it look like Manhattan District Attorney
0:40.3	Alvin Bragg has proved his case.
0:43.2	Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal.
0:46.2	We are joined today by my colleagues, columnist Kim Strassal,
0:49.7	and editorial board member,
0:51.0	Meneukh Barua.
0:52.6	After several weeks of testimony that alternated between dramatic and dry and boring,
0:58.1	then a trial transcript now over 4,000 pages.
1:00.9	The prosecution concluded its argument that Donald Trump is
1:03.8	guilty of 34 felonies for falsifying business records. Just to set the
1:08.8	table as a reminder, Stormy Daniels says that she and Mr. Trump had an
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