In a baffling closing argument, Trump attorney Todd Blanche used DA's evidence against his own client

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In this courtroom sketch, former President Donald Trump sits while his lawyer Todd Blanche, right, speaks during the second day of jury selection in his hush money criminal trial on April 16, 2024.
Former President Donald Trump at his New York hush-money trial, where his lawyer Todd Blanche delivered closing arguments Tuesday.

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10 smoking guns in the Trump hush-money trial — and why jurors don't have to believe Cohen or Stormy to convict

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Latest Trump hush-money battle: how to instruct jurors on the coverup of a coverup and crimes within crimes

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Dozens of GOP politicians defend Trump outside his hush money trial

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GOP politicians are flocking to Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York to show support, with some hoping for a spot on his presidential ticket.

All the GOP politicians who've flocked to Trump's Manhattan trial to support him

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Trump's trial visitors include House Speaker Mike Johnson, the most powerful GOP lawmaker in the United States.
Trump's visitors have included House Speaker Mike Johnson, the most powerful GOP lawmaker in the United States.

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Trump rests his brief, tumultuous hush-money defense without testifying. Prosecutors turned his key witness against him.

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Donald Trump at the defense table during his criminal hush-money trial in Manhattan.
Donald Trump at the defense table during his criminal hush-money trial in Manhattan.

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Trump's election-law witness Bradley Smith is getting $1,200 an hour to testify — and spin reporters

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Trump is unlikely to testify in his hush-money trial as he could risk committing perjury, reports say

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Donald Trump at the defense table during his criminal hush-money trial in Manhattan.
Donald Trump at the defense table during his hush-money trial in Manhattan.

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Trump's hush money verdict hinges on a single piece of paper. See the most important evidence in the case.

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Trump's naps at trial are a 'middle finger' to the jury deciding his fate, lawyers say

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Donald Trump with his eyes closed and mouth pursed, wearing a navy suit and red tie in the White House.
Former President Trump, seen here at the White House in 2017, has been appearing to snooze in court. That won't play well with the jury, experts said.

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