Judge tells parties to stay in building during deliberations
Jurors will deliberate until 4:30 p.m. ET today if they don't reach a verdict sooner, Judge Merchan said.
"You cannot leave the building and you need to be able to get here quickly" when a verdict is reached, the judge told the parties after the jury had left the courtroom.
![PHOTO: Former President Donald Trump, flanked by attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, arrives for his criminal trial at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, NY on May 29, 2024.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/4a87bb66-bc13-48ec-b2ff-1de0858fe2c9/trump11-rt-ml-240529_1716995001933_hpMain.jpg)
Former President Trump got up from the defense table and spoke with several associates, then exited the courtroom with his entourage.
The staff and lawyers from the Manhattan district attorney's office also left the courtroom.