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May 2024
29m 15s

The Closing Arguments in the Trump Trial

The New York Times
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On Tuesday, lawyers for the prosecution and the defense delivered their final arguments to the jury in the criminal case of The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump. Jonah Bromwich, one of the lead reporters covering the trial for The Times, was there. 
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