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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?