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Jurors in Trump trial to review testimony in second day of deliberations

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Jurors in former President Trump's New York criminal trial will review witness testimony Thursday as they try to reach a verdict in the historic case.

Why it matters: The jury's deliberations, now in their second day, will determine whether Trump will become the first former president convicted of a felony.

Prosecutors have alleged that Trump committed 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to hide a hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.

Context: They alleged the falsified records charges stemmed from reimbursement payments marked as "legal expenses" made to Trump's former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, who orchestrated the $130,000 payment to Daniels to remain silent about an affair with the Trump.

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