Trump Indictment Special Edition

03/31/23 • 63 min

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Amid the news that former President Trump has been served a 34-charge indictment, we explore the legal landscape with a former NY judge, and the politics with a local journalist. On today's show, Zachary Carter, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and most recently, corporation counsel for the City of New York, draws on his deep experience prosecuting high profile and white collar crimes to discuss the charges Donald Trump will be facing in Manhattan. Then, Errol Louis, political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of Inside City Hall, New York Magazine columnist and host of the podcast You Decide, shares his political analysis of former President Trump's indictment by a Manhattan grand jury.

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Former President Trump is expected reportedly expected to report to a Manhattan criminal courthouse following a grand jury indictment last week. On today's show, Melissa Murray, NYU law professor and co-host of the podcast Strict Scrutiny, breaks down the legal analysis of Trump's indictment and what comes next. Plus, Jonathan Lemire, host of “Way Too Early" on MSNBC, Politico White House bureau chief, and the author of The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and the State of American Politics After 2020 (Flatiron Books, 2022), talks about the political considerations for Donald Trump and his rivals as Trump prepares to be arraigned.