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The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is beginning the second day of deliberations on Thursday as the countdown to the verdict continues.
The panel deliberated for four-and-a-half hours on Wednesday and sent two notes to the judge before being sent home.
They asked Judge Juan Merchan for four parts of testimony from Michael Cohen and former National Enquirer David Pecker to be read back.
The former president is stuck inside the court waiting for the verdict.
‘Even Mother Teresa couldn’t beat these charges,’ he said during one of his encounters with reporters.
Follow DailyMail.com’s live coverage of the second day of deliberations from our reporters in the courtroom.
Welcome to DailyMail.com’s live coverage of the second day of deliberations in Trump’s hush money trial: Here’s what happened on Wednesday
Court staff reads back David Pecker testimony
Trump appeared to sleep during read back of jury instructions
Judge Merchan is rereading instructions about how to evaluate a witness’ credibility
‘Under our law, Michael Cohen is an accomplice because there is evidence that he participated in a crime based upon conduct involved in the allegations here against the defendant.’
‘Our law is especially concerned about the testimony of an accomplice who implicates another in the commission of a crime, particularly when the accomplice has received, expects or hopes for a benefit in return for his testimony.’
Trump is giving us a tour of his tie closet
Judge Merchan rereads requested jury instructions
Jury is back in the courtroom
Jury sends a new note to judge this morning
Court is back in session
Donald Trump slams gag order while speaking to media before entering courtroom
Trump is on his way to the criminal court
What to make of jury deliberations so far
‘It’s so hard to make predictions around the deliberation process because we’re not in the room,’ says Cheryl Bader, associate professor at Fordham Law. ‘We also don’t have a sense of these 12 people and what their dynamic is.’
‘It’s a lot of testimony; it’s an important case. There’s a lot to get from sitting without being able to talk to anybody for weeks and weeks,’ she adds. ‘So I would think the first thing they just want is to talk about it and talk to each other.’
Trump’s entourage in court on Wednesday
Trump: Mother Teresa could not beat those charges