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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.

The Closing Arguments in the Trump Trial

First floor. It's Tuesday. It's 6.9 a.m. Walking out of my apartment to turn to the courthouse. Today we get closing

arguments. To some extent we know what the prosecution's going to say.

We know their case. The prosecution has a coherent story, but we haven't heard an alternative theory.

So this morning, Todd Blanche, Trump's lawyer,

is gonna try and give that alternate theory.

We'll find out pretty soon. From the New York Times, I'm Michael Bobaro. This is the Daily.

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 versus Donald J Trump.

As always, my colleague Jonah Bromwich was there.

Yes, we have a modest dinner prepared for you.

I know. Well, you been you've been at it since

6 a.m. Court rental ate. What's a guy to do for dinner? Thank you.

You ready? I'm ready. Shall we start? Let's start.

Jona, this was a very big day in a trial. Yeah this trial has been happening for about a month and a half at this point and it feels like every time I come in here in any way

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0:00.0	First floor. It's Tuesday. It's 6.9 a.m. Walking out of my apartment to turn to the courthouse. Today we get closing
0:20.4	arguments. To some extent we know what the prosecution's going to say.
0:27.0	We know their case. The prosecution has a coherent story, but we haven't heard an alternative theory.
0:36.4	So this morning, Todd Blanche, Trump's lawyer,
0:40.9	is gonna try and give that alternate theory.
0:46.0	You see doubt with a good story.
0:49.0	What's that story going to be?
0:52.0	We'll find out pretty soon. From the New York Times, I'm Michael Bobaro. This is the Daily.
1:07.0	On Tuesday, lawyers for the prosecution and the defense delivered their final arguments to the jury
1:17.1	in the criminal case of the people of the state of New York versus Donald J Trump.
1:25.0	As always, my colleague Jonah Bromwich was there.
1:31.0	It's Wednesday, May 29th.
1:34.0	Oh, 29th. Hello.
1:45.0	How's it going?
1:47.0	Oh, look at that.
1:48.0	Yes, we have a modest dinner prepared for you.
1:51.0	It's beautiful.
1:52.0	I know. Well, you been you've been at it since
1:54.8	6 a.m. Court rental ate. What's a guy to do for dinner? Thank you.
2:00.0	You ready? I'm ready. Shall we start? Let's start.
2:04.0	Let's start.
2:17.4	Jona, this was a very big day in a trial. Yeah this trial has been happening for about a month and a half at this point and it feels like every time I come in here in any way
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