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|鈥淚n this particular case, the evidence is literally overwhelming,鈥 Steinglass says, finally wrapping up after six hours of summations.
鈥淭here is no special standard for this defendant. Donald Trump cannot just shoot someone on 5th Avenue and get away with it,鈥 Steinglass says.
鈥淥bjection,鈥 Trump counsel Todd Blanche says.
鈥淪ustained,鈥 Justice Merchan says.
Steinglass wraps up his approximately five-hour presentation to the jury by apologizing for trading 鈥渂revity鈥 for comprehensiveness.
鈥淲e only get one shot at this,鈥 he says, asking the jury to return a guilty verdict 鈥渋n the interests of justice.鈥
After Steinglass closes out his summations at 7:56 p.m., the judge tells the jury that he would normally instruct them on the law at this point, but 鈥渢hat will not happen tonight, that will happen tomorrow morning.鈥
We鈥檒l return at 10 a.m. tomorrow, he says.