Supporters and opponents of former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump scuffle as they wait for a verdict in Trump's hush money criminal trial outside Manhattan Criminal Court on May 29, 2024 in New York City. Jurors in Trump's hush money trial began deliberating Wednesday on whether to return the first criminal conviction of a former president -- a momentous decision that could upend the November presidential election. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)