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Judge Merchan was in the process of explaining his ruling on a particular piece of expert witness testimony when Trump lawyer Emil Bove tried to interject. Merchan quickly admonished Bove. "Just relax," Merchan said.

Closing arguments in Trump's New York criminal trial will begin the Tuesday after Memorial Day — May 28 — Judge Merchan says, to ensure there are not multiple days between summations and deliberations.

"There's a likelihood that we will rest today," Trump attorney Todd Blanche tells Judge Merchan.

The prosecution rests its case in Trump trial after calling 20 witnesses. Defense calls its first witness, a paralegal www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-05-20-24/h_e4917629a42472ba26b3cdfa82a2676d