Fox news alert. Minutes ago the defense for donald trump rested and the former president will not be taking the stand in the new york versus trump trial. The final witness for the defense was shot down. I mean every time he opened his mouth according to people in the courtroom, there was either a challenge or a reaction from the prosecution. And then the judge shut him down. What is really going on inside that courtroom . Whats really happening here . Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. Court is now in a break until 2 00 p. M. Eastern. So we have some time to digest what just happened. The drama unfolding from the very moment in this trial especially when Michael Cohen was on the stand, four days of him. The prosecutions star witness who lies as he breathes. And when he left, it was all added upon by the fact that he admitted to stealing 60,000 from the Trump Organization. That happened yesterday. Cohen confessed to stealing the money from the Trump Organization while
john: right now we are on verdict watch as the 12 person jury in the ninth hour of deliberation. trump s historic near criminal trial. are we any closer to a verdict? hello i am john roberts in washington. what do they, sandra? sandra: the predictions are definitely out there. everyone has got in their mind when they think this could happen but we are watching everything omitted of it and looking for any updates from the courthouse. i am sandra smith in new york this is america reports. seven men and five women making up that jury are currently deliberating 34 felony counts against the former president. they spent most of the morning rehearing instructions and testimony from two key witn witnesses. it is unclear how long deliberations will last. the rnc chair told us last hour that whatever happens it won t stop donald trump from getting his message out. i think it changes the way we have to campaign, you know? if you are not going to be able to take a guy that can go