Here is one of the sketches of yesterday’s incident.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/20/trump-hush-money-trial-costello-testimony-00159059
Today’s incident in the discussion of jury direction happened because trump’s lawyers keep trying to bring in “advise of counsel” when it had been ruled on before the trial. They tried to bring it back calling it “presence of counsel”. Bove then tried again calling it “involvement of counsel”. The judge was not happy about this.
I don’t doubt it only because I think Trump has already been fully aware of the depth of shit he’s in for quite a while now. I think Donald can read the writing on the wall and he’s scared of what might happen next. Every single time one of his cases makes it to court he loses. Trump has decided to put the pedal to the metal and he’s either going to be our next president or he’s going to crash and burn spectacularly.
Never mind; ably dealt with already.
Is there going to be anything more before closing arguments?
No more evidence; an attorney for each side will make closing arguments trying to put the best spin on their side’s case. Generally in criminal cases the defense will argue first, then the prosecution gets the final argument before the jury instructions.
DJT: “Unfair!”
Is it written in ketchup?
Oh, that’s interesting!
In state court (or at least California), the prosecution makes the first closing argument, then the defendant’s attorney responds, and then the prosecution gets the last word because they have the burden of proof.
I know that the evidence part is over. I am asking if the lawyer arguing part is over
At the end of the trial, the defense may make a closing statement, which is called a summation. Afterwards, the prosecutor makes their own closing statement. Then the jury or Judge makes a final decision, which is called a verdict.
In a normal trial? Yes.
In this trial? Oh, probably not. There’s a lot of time between now and Tuesday. I’m sure that will give the Trump team an opportunity to come up with who-knows-how-many new and novel motions to make before closing arguments.
I can see that being a time saver. It’s just different to what I’m used to. But there are a whole bunch of variations on how trials are conducted, that’s sure.
I wouldn’t be surprised. More specifically, when they finished today, did they schedule more stuff tomorrow or Thursday?
I think they’re done until Tuesday. Unless Trump violates his gag order.
Well, the classic Perry Mason TV show was almost always the preliminary hearing, in which the judge was to decide whether the accused was to be bound over for trial, and there was no jury present. But, even so, the episode would inevitably turn on a dramatic confession in the courtroom, by that other person you never suspected, so it rarely even got to the point of closing arguments.
No one ever shows the part where the judge polls the jury, asking each one if they agree with the verdict. That can take a long time and is not very interesting for a viewer/reader – “so say you all?” is so much easier.
Not to mention filing (probably yet another of multiple) motion for dismissal of the charges.
And, no doubt, if the verdict is guilty a motion for judgment NOV – “non obstante veredicto” Latin for “notwithstanding the verdict” – in effect, for the judge to overrule the jury.
Those are assured, I think. Well, the motion for directed verdict, anyway. I don’t think they can move to dismiss the charges post verdict.
Ah, right; I’d temporarily blanked on the proper wording, a grave sin in the legal world.
LOL, I do it all the time. 
Plus, it gives Trump six days in which to campaign. Remember, he’s complained about how he has to be in court instead of campaigning, and now he can get in plenty of golf—er, campaigning. Yeah, that’s it, campaigning.
But it also gives Trump six days in which he can do a disservice to his case, by violating the gag order. I don’t know what happens at his campaign rallies, but I’m pretty sure that not everybody in attendance is a Trump supporter (media, for example). His remarks will make it outside the rallies, and I can easily see him playing to what he thinks is a safe audience, when it’s not necessarily so.
Fingers crossed.
Question: Since the gag order was at least in part to discourage intimidation of witnesses, would it still be in force once the evidence has closed?