Defense lawyers and prosecutors made their final case to the jurors in the U.S. President Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection with 2016 hush money payment to an adult film actress. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal charges. 

Joining the discussion: 

• Jadan Horyn is a Political Analyst.
• Donyale Hall is a Candidate for Congress in Delaware.  
• Douglass Sloan is Principal at the National Capitol Strategy Group. 
• Gene Rossi is a Former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia.

Robert De Niro appeared outside former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal hush money trial on Tuesday. The actor spoke on behalf of President Joe Biden’s campaign as part of the Democratic effort to refocus the presidential race on Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. pic.twitter.com/J6fHOMrhbA

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HAPPENING NOW: Prosecution continues closing argument in Trump trial after an afternoon break. @VaughnHillyard has the latest and a recap of the day. pic.twitter.com/mu7XeXjSFt

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