“Judge Juan Merchan told New York jurors the verdict in Donald Trump’s trial does not need to be unanimous.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 29 May 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The judge told jurors that to find Trump guilty, they must agree unanimously on two things: that Trump falsified business records and that he did so intending to commit a separate crime.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 May 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 May 2024. Its rating was “False”.
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