Fact Check: Judge Merchan Did NOT Tell Jurors They Didn't Have To Reach Unanimous Verdict In Trump Hush-Money Trial
Did Judge Juan M. Merchan tell jurors in the Donald Trump hush-money trial that they didn't have to reach a unanimous verdict? No, that's not true: The transcript of his instructions to the jury shows that Merchan said, "Your verdict, on each count you consider, whether guilty or not guilty, must be unanimous." Two law school faculty members rejected the…