NEW YORK — Donald Trump's defense lawyers rested their case on Tuesday — without the former United States president following through on a vow to testify — as the judge scheduled jury deliberations in the historic criminal trial for next week.

The trial has not been televised due to New York law, and experts are divided on whether the five weeks in court, more than 20 witnesses and often salacious testimony have damaged Trump politically.

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