Jury deliberations began Wednesday morning in New York prosecutors’ case against Donald Trump, the first criminal trial involving a former president.

Deliberations started after state Judge Juan Merchan finished delivering his instructions to the 12-person jury on the laws it will need to consider as it decides the historic case. His instruction took a little over an hour. The jury could render a verdict as soon as Wednesday afternoon, though it could take days and even stretch into next week.

Americans across the country are awaiting the verdict with baited breath, but the public has virtually zero visibility into the jury’s deliberations, which happen behind closed doors.

Merchan instructed the jury to set aside their personal…