The former president had pleaded not guilty to all 34 felony charges.
Trump denied having an affair with Daniels and pleaded not guilty to all 34 charges.
The jury consisted of five women and seven men, with two being working lawyers.
President Trump is innocent, Trump attorney Todd Blanche told the jury in his closing argument.
He did not commit any crimes, and the district attorney has not met their burden of proof.
But they were necessary to ward off the suggestion that she was making things up, he said.
Those are the kind of details, though, that I submit to you that kind of ring true.
Theyre the kind of details you expect someone to remember, Steinglass told the jury.
Trumps team unsuccessfully moved for a mistrial in response to Daniels testimony.
It was one of several moments in which the judge appeared irritated by Trumps attorneys.
In the sleazy tabloid marketplace of potential scandals, Daniels suddenly became a hot item.
But the tape was allowed to be quoted, and its impact was discussed at length.
Several of Trumps various denials were shown in court and heard by the jury.
According to Cohen, then-candidate Trump knew his popularity among female voters was dangerously lagging.
Cohen recalled Trumps response to hearing that Daniels wanted her story made public: This is a disaster.
Women are going to hate me.
Guys may think its cool, but this is a disaster for the campaign, Cohen recalled him saying.
An image produced by the prosecution showed Trump and Schiller together that very day.
Email evidence showed how Costello proposed a backchannel between Cohen and Trump, with Giuliani as a conduit.
But Cohen ultimately did not hire Costello, he said, because he could not trust him.
Ultimately, he said, it was his family who convinced him to turn on Trump.
What are you doing?
Were supposed to be [your] first loyalty, Cohen testified.
It was about time to listen to them.
Costello tried to paint Cohen as an erratic man.
But Costello also angered the judge, undermining his purpose on the stand.
Then, Merchan said, Are you staring me down?
He cleared the courtroom of reporters.
Trumps team spent the bulk of its three-hour closing argument continuing to malign Cohens credibility.
He lied to you repeatedly, Blanche told the jury.
He lied many, many times before you even met him.
His financial and personal well-being will depend on this case.
He is biased and motivated to tell you a story that is not true.
Steinglass said that he was not asking anybody to feel bad for Michael Cohen.
He made his bed, the prosecutor said.
