I assume the request for a directed verdict was refused, but I didn’t see anything about it specifically.
Judge has asked the jury to return next week, and closing arguments to be made then.
Merchan made it clear in court, according his own self-serving TDS belief, that the predicate crime did not have to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. SO a directed verdict would have been a futile effort. Nevertheless, they better have filed one to keep the later appeal available
They’re not supposed to but hopefully some members will do some actual research in the next week and realize they’ve been played for suckers.
Trump not Guilty.
Usually, the defense rests and renewed motions to dismiss or for a directed verdict are submitted and argued before summations.