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Donald Trump’s legal team is considering asking jurors to consider misdemeanor crimes as a way to avoid a likely felony conviction in the hush money trial set to start in Manhattan Monday, according to a report. A Trump team insider told Politico that his lawyers are floating the option as they see acquittal in the trial as increasingly unlikely. “The fact is most criminal defendants who go to trial end up being convicted,”Politico reported. “Trump himself is also incredibly unpopular in Manhattan, and his courtroom antics in recent months have probably not endeared him to many prospective jur…

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