Durk Banks Defense Rests, Probing Prosecutors With New Witnesses in Federal Murder-for-Hire Trial

With both sides done presenting, Lil Durk’s federal murder-for-hire case moved toward closing arguments after the defense called witnesses to counter cooperating witnesses and offer alternative explanations, including testimony about Banks’s personal relationships and the roles of his associates. The lineup included family, friends, a talent agent, a former girlfriend and wife of an alleged co-conspirator, and a sound engineer, all aimed at undermining the prosecution’s narrative. The defense contends there’s no solid link between Durk Banks and a murder plot, and closing arguments are set for Sept. 8.