What a hung jury would mean for Trump

Published May 30, 2024 3:24pm ET



The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money case was deliberating into Thursday afternoon over whether to convict or acquit the former president of charges that he falsified business records, but a hung jury is a third possible outcome.

A hung jury occurs when jurors cannot reach a unanimous decision, which happens even if just one person on the jury panel disagrees with the verdict.

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