Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Merchan said during the break that the jurors look fine. They're not.

Jonah Bromwich
May 28, 2024, 6:04 p.m. ET

Jonah Bromwich Reporting from inside the courthouse

Joshua Steinglass appears to be seeking to punctuate his arguments with plenty of memorable lines and jokey asides. “The defendant didn’t actually pay a lawyer, he paid a porn star by funneling money through a lawyer” he says at one point.
 

To hold their interest. This is unfair to the prosecution.

Maggie Haberman
May 28, 2024, 6:04 p.m. ET

Maggie Haberman Reporting from inside the courthouse

Steinglass is conscious the jurors are starting to look fatigued. He makes a joke about not going through all the remaining documents and says it will be limited.