Barbara McQuade explores how the rule of law will be tested as the jury begins to decide Trump’s criminal trial.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 29, 2024 in New York City, N.Y. Judge Juan Merchan will give the jury their instructions before they begin their deliberations today.
he closing arguments for Donald Trump’s hush-money trial have ended and a jury now decides Trump’s fate in a Manhattan courtroom. But in many ways, it is truth itself that is on trial. First comes the finding of facts. In our post-truth era, a jury’s quest for the facts may seem like a quaint notion. Yet every day in courtrooms across America, citizens selected at random gather to discern facts from evidence and render verdicts. Their verdicts to hold people accountable for committing crimes is what upholds the rule of law.
The jurors will decide whether the prosecution has met its burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt and return a verdict. The prosecution’s case is far from perfect. Daniels and Cohen both admitted to making prior inconsistent statements. Cohen, who went to prison for perjury, even admitted to stealing money from the former president.
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