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Closing arguments set for Tuesday in Trump's hush money trial

Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Manhattan Criminal Court, May 21, 2024, in New York. [AP Photo]

Closing arguments are set for Tuesday in the New York hush money criminal trial of Donald Trump, the last chance for the former president's defense lawyer to convince a 12-member jury that he is innocent of charges that he illegally tried to influence the outcome of the 2016 election, while a prosecutor lays out the evidence against him.

The final arguments in the first-ever criminal case against a U.S. president could take hours and follow testimony that lasted five weeks.

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