Michael Cohen ‘relieved’ after Trump verdict – as it happened
by Helen Livingstone (now); Kari Paul, Léonie Chao-F from US news | The Guardian on (#6N628)
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My colleague Hugo Lowell, who is in the New York courthouse, writes that Donald Trump isn't looking quite as jovial as he was earlier this afternoon.
Judge Juan Merchan has re-entered the courtroom. He's re-reading the note:
We the jury have reached a verdict. We would like an extra 30 minutes to fill out the forms. Would that be possible?
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