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LIVE UPDATES: Closing arguments begin on Day 21 of Trump's hush money trial

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'No evidence Trump knew anything': Defense delivers closing argument

Former President Trump's defense team are delivering their closing argument in the New York hush money trial and attacking Michael Cohen's credibility. MSNBC legal analyst Chuck Rosenberg, former Manhattan prosecutor Duncan Levin, criminal defense attorney Jeremy Saland and former federal prosecutor Jessica Roth provide their expertise.

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Trump lawyer targets Michael Cohen's credibility in closing arguments

Former President Trump's lawyers began their closing arguments in the New York hush money trial by taking aim at Michael Cohen's credibility. NBC News' Yasmin Vossoughian reports on what the jury has heard so far.

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'Pillars of credibility': Trump's legal team delivers its closing argument in hush money trial

Former President Trump's defense team is focusing on Michael Cohen's credibility in their closing argument. MSNBC legal analyst Kristen Gibbons Feden joins Ana Cabrera and José Díaz-Balart to break it all down.

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