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Testimony ends in Donald Trump's civil fraud trial, but the verdict isn't expected until next month

Testimony ends in Donald Trump's civil fraud trial, but the verdict isn't expected until next month

https://apnews.com/article/trump-fraud-lawsuit-trial-new-york-15e652f08479d9c9153ede514a534c81

After more than 10 weeks, 40 witnesses and a few bursts of courtroom fireworks, testimony has wrapped up in former President Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial.

Testimony ends in Donald Trump's civil fraud trial, but the verdict isn't expected until next month

After more than 10 weeks, 40 witnesses and bursts of courtroom fireworks, testimony wrapped up Wednesday in former President Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial. But a verdict is at least a month away.

Closing arguments are set for Jan. 11, and Judge Arthur Engoron has said he hopes to decide the case by the end of that month. The case threatens to disrupt the 2024 Republican front-runner’s real estate empire and even stop him from doing business in his native state.

The verdict is up to the judge because New York Attorney General Letitia James brought the lawsuit under a state law that doesn’t allow for a jury.

“In a strange way, I’m gonna miss this trial,” Engoron mused aloud Wednesday before the last hours of testimony, which were about accounting standards.

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