Trial consultant Molly Murphy warned on Wednesday that potential jury questions could pose problems for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s efforts to secure a conviction of former President Donald Trump, the Daily Caller reported.

During lengthy closing arguments on Tuesday, Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass argued the unproven claim that Trump violated federal campaign finance law by attempting to suppress unfavorable stories before the 2016 election. On “CNN News Central,” Murphy suggested that if the jury asks evidentiary questions during deliberations, it could indicate that the panel may not fully understand Bragg’s case, the outlet noted.

“I think if they aren’t sure what the ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’ is, it would be a major flag because the way, I have to say, the closing arguments were just so long and my bet very contrived,” Murphy said. “So I think there’s going to be some confusion of really … what was the real evidence versus what were the arguments?”

“So if they come in and they want to know, I would say the documents themselves, if they’re not clear of who said what … I think Cohen did a very good job in the sense that he lied because he was told to lie. And if the jury really understands that, then I think that’s gonna be a big discussion,” Murphy continued. “I think they are going to talk a lot about what Cohen said, so if a note comes out on really the pertinent evidence itself, that’s going to be problematic, I believe, for the prosecution.”

CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig expressed on Tuesday that he does not fully “understand” Bragg’s case against Trump, particularly regarding the “unlawful means” Trump allegedly used to influence the 2016 election. Bragg indicted Trump in 2023 on 34 felony counts for allegedly falsifying business records related to reimbursing his former attorney Michael Cohen for a payment to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.

Trump’s defense attorney, Todd Blanche, questioned Cohen’s credibility in his closing arguments on Tuesday, highlighting his history of lying. Blanche dubbed Cohen the “MVP” of liars and “the human embodiment of reasonable doubt.”