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@georgetakei Everything that I've read indicates the defense was very weak (even granted they were dealt a bad hand to start with). It seemed to rely heavily on decontextualized statements that play well in social media echo chambers, but fail in a court when opposition lawyers can provide context. Trump's own deposition hardly helps his case. Given that a civil case relies on the "more likely than not" standard, it's hard to say, given Trump's own words, that it's *unlikely* he would engage in such behavior. His confusing the plaintiff with his spouse of the time in a photo is kind of the icing on the self-incriminating cake.

But having not seen the entirety of the trial, just media reports, and not knowing what might go on in the jury room, nothing is certain. It would not surprise me if some vote for acquittal based on either payoffs or fear of retribution.