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Trump trial live: Jury to begin deliberations in hush-money case - BBC News | Trump trial live: Jury to begin deliberations in hush-money case - BBC News |
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Madeline Halpert | |
Reporting from court | Reporting from court |
Justice Merchan is now | |
telling jurors about the burden of proof in this case. | |
It’s a high burden - | |
prosecutors must prove Trump’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. | |
“It is not sufficient to | |
prove that the defendant is probably guilty. In a criminal case, the proof of | |
guilt must be stronger than that,” Justice Merchan says. | |
He goes on to explain | |
exactly what this means: that a reasonable doubt is an “honest doubt” of the | |
defendant’s guilt based on the nature and quality of the evidence. | |
It’s an | |
actual doubt, not an imaginary doubt. | |
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