34 felony counts of fabricating company records against Trump are related to a purported plot to suppress information prior to his 2016 presidential campaign.
It has to do with compensation given to Michael Cohen, Trump’s former attorney, following his payment of $130,000 (£102,000) to adult film star Stormy Daniels, who made the claim that she had sex with the billionaire in 2006.
The payments, according to the prosecution, were fraudulently recorded as “legal expenses” in order to conceal the actual nature of the transactions.
Trump disputes the affair as well as any allegations made against him.
The evidence, which was heard over the course of more than four weeks and comprised 22 witness testimonies and hours of lawyer closing arguments, is currently being considered by the 12-person jury in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York.
The panel sent two notes to the court on the first day of deliberations, requesting to hear the jury instructions again and to hear testimony from Mr. Cohen, the former attorney for Trump, and David Pecker, the publisher of the National Enquirer.
They are particularly interested in hearing Mr. Pecker and Mr. Cohen’s comments regarding a Trump Tower meeting in 2015, where the former committed to find unfavorable press for Trump, who was then running for president.
