Former President Donald Trump attends his criminal trial at the New York State Supreme Court in New York on Wednesday. (Doug Mills/Pool via Reuters)
Trump is facing 34 counts of falsifying business records. Prosecutors worked to prove that Trump falsified business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to former porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election to quiet her claims of an alleged affair with Trump in 2006.
"The judge, who, as you know, is very conflicted and corrupt. Because of the confliction, very, very corrupt. Mother Teresa could not beat these charges. These charges are rigged. The whole thing is rigged," Trump said late Wednesday morning as jury deliberations kicked off.
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In this courtroom sketch, former President Donald Trump looks on during his trial in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on April 26. (Reuters/Jane Rosenberg)
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"This case should be dropped by the judge. I think the judge, if he did, that… could gain the respect back. The appellate court has to step in, something has to happen. Think of it, the Republican Party, one of the two great parties, nominates somebody to be their candidate. And that candidate now has been sitting here for almost five weeks in a freezing cold icebox listening to this stuff," Trump said May 20.
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Court will continue on Thursday at 9:30 a.m., when Merchan will again address jury instructions, followed by the jury resuming deliberations.
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