Overview

• A federal judge said Trump's request for special jury instructions in the case is “premature.”
• Trump’s lawyer wants the jury to know that if Trump doesn’t attend, it would be to spare New York City the burden of keeping him safe.
• Trump’s lawyer proposed telling the jury Trump’s absence avoided logistical burdens, but the judge denied delaying the trial.
• Trump wants to be absent from the trial, and his lawyer says his security arrangements would burden New Yorkers if he appeared.
• Trump may testify in person at the trial over E. Jean Carroll’s claims he raped her, but his lawyer says attending would be difficult due to his former office.