Jury in Trump hush money trial set to start deliberations Wednesday

The criminal hush money trial against former President Donald Trump will continue Wednesday with Judge Juan Merchan kicking off the day with jury instructions, explaining to jurors the legal ins and outs that each of them needs to consider before reaching a verdict.

Court will reconvene at 10 a.m. ET and instructions are expected to last an hour. After that, the jury will enter deliberations.

Closing arguments concluded Tuesday against the former president, with prosecutors and defense attorneys having had one final opportunity to convince the jury of their respective cases before deliberations begin.