How do we review challenges to the sufficiency of evidence de novo?

We review challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence de novo, "but must uphold the conviction if 'any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.'" United States v. Vernace, 811 F.3d 609, 615 (2d Cir. 2016) (quoting Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319 (1979)). In evaluating the trial record, we "view the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, crediting every inference that could have been drawn in the government's

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favor, and deferring to the jury's assessment of witness credibility and its assessment of the weight of the evidence." United States v. Coplan, 703 F.3d 46, 62 (2d Cir. 2012).