Trump prosecutors handed 'advantage' by NY court system before jury starts deliberations

A quirk in the state of New York criminal justice system will hand Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office the upper hand in Donald Trump's hush money trial playing out in Judge Juan Merchan's courtroom.

This coming week, after a Memorial Day weekend hiatus, the trial of the former president for manipulating Trump Organization business records to hide a substantial hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election will feature closing arguments and then...