Jury in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking case says it is making progress, will resume deliberations Wednesday morning
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The jury in Ghislaine Maxwell's federal sex trafficking trial said after around 32 hours of deliberations across five days that it is making progress but needs to continue its work Wednesday morning in a New York courthouse.
Judge Alison Nathan on Tuesday told the attorneys and jury that the 12-member panel will now work every day until they reach a verdict.
"Put simply, I conclude that proceeding this way is the best chance to both give the jury as much time as they need and to avoid a mistrial as a result of the Omicron variant," the judge told attorneys outside the jury's presence.
The Republican-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Thursday morning will send a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland referring a potential criminal case involving former New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the Department of Justice, alleging he lied to Congress.