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Jury begins deliberations in Donald Trump porn star hush money trial

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Jurors in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial have begun deliberating on their verdict.

They retreated behind closed doors on Wednesday to weigh the evidence and testimony they have heard and seen over the last five weeks.

It was far from certain how long jurors might take to reach a verdict, in what is the first criminal trial of a US president.

Mr Trump, 77, is charged with falsifying business documents

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