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“Jurors in Donald Trump’s criminal trial are expected to begin deliberations on Wednesday, after both sides spent hours on closing arguments that portrayed the case in starkly different terms: A lawyer for Mr. Trump called it a lie-riddled sham without ‘a shred of evidence,’ while a prosecutor said it was just one part of a wide-ranging conspiracy to ‘hoodwink the American voter,’” the New York Times reports. “The prosecutor, Joshua Steinglass, meticulously described a scheme on the eve of the 2016 election to muzzle a porn star’s account of a sexual encounter with a $130,000 payment from Mr.

“As the jurors filed into the Manhattan courtroom, day after day, almost none of them would look at Donald Trump. It’s one of those unsettling signs for defendants and their lawyers who worry about a guilty verdict,” The Bulwark reports. “Those worries have only grown in Trump’s orbit as allies have all but abandoned hope of acquittal.

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New York Times: “Trump hasn’t spoken publicly since entering court this morning. But during this most recent break, he posted ‘BORING!’ on Truth Social with no context. The timing suggests he is not so energized by Joshua Steinglass’s closing argument, which started more than 3 hours ago.” “He also posted ‘FILIBUSTER!,’ which is not a thing in court.”

Cook Political Report: “Our initial rating of this contest, now set between Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein and Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, was Lean Democrat, given the party’s recent track record of winning even as former President Donald Trump carried the state. Plus, Robinson’s lengthy history of controversial comments — from maligning women to attacking the LGBTQ+ community to making anti-Semitic remarks — initially made him look like a weaker candidate akin to Pennsylvania’s Doug Mastriano last cycle.” “But unlike Mastriano, Robinson is raising actual money — more than $10.5 million so far.”

“A Jan. 6 participant whose dreaded blonde locks and face tattoos made him a memorable face in the pro-Trump mob has been arrested in South Dakota, the FBI said, accusing him of shoving an officer during the Capitol melee after ‘ramming’ a giant metal-framed ‘TRUMP’ sign into a line of police officers,” NBC News reports. “William George Knight faces more than a half-dozen charges in connection with the Jan.