#1577 Trump's historic third indictment containing three counts of conspiracy and one of obstruction regarding the 2020 election and Jan 6th, 2021
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 12 August 2023
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Air Date 8/12/2023
Today, we take a look at the most consequential case against Trump which summarizes his direct involvement in using allegedly illegal means to contest the 2020 election while making knowingly false claims about the legitimacy of election process while directing a conspiracy of followers to do the same.
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SHOW NOTES
We speak with Robert Weissman, president of Public Citizen, and former federal prosecutor Dennis Aftergut on the new criminal charges against Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
Ch. 2: A Special Reading Of The Special Counsel's Trump Indictment Part 1 - Brian Lehrer - Air Date 8-4-23
We present longform readings of key excerpts from the Trump indictment, plus analysis from legal experts.
House Democrats: The Trump trials should be televised.
Ch. 4: Charges to Overturn an Election - Prosecuting Donald Trump - Air Date 8-2-23
Donald Trump has been indicted for a third time, twice now at the federal level. Jack Smith’s indictment lays out the chilling details of his alleged plot to overturn the 2020 election.
We speak with Author Carol Anderson about Trump's attempt to wipe out the votes of Americans of color and the intimidation of Black voters and election workers.
Ch. 8: A Protective Order - Prosecuting Donald Trump - Air Date 8-7-23
Trump and team spent the weekend unleashing defenses across social media and major news networks. This, along with the former president’s record of revealing private information, led prosecutors to seek a protective order from Judge Chutkan.
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Ch. 10: A Special Reading Of The Special Counsel's Trump Indictment Part 3 - Brian Lehrer - Air Date 8-4-23
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 11: Final comments on the possibility of accountability for Trump at last
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| 0:00.0 | During today's episode, I'm going to be telling you about a show I think you should check |
| 0:06.4 | out. |
| 0:07.4 | It's The Left Reckoning Podcast, which is carrying on the legacy of the Michael Brooks |
| 0:12.0 | show. |
| 0:13.0 | So take a moment to hear what I have to say about them in the middle of the show. |
| 0:16.4 | And now, welcome to this episode of The Award-winning Best of the Left Podcast, in which we shall |
| 0:21.2 | take a look at the most consequential case against Trump, which summarizes his direct |
| 0:26.0 | involvement in using allegedly illegal means to contest the 2020 election, while making |
| 0:31.8 | knowingly false claims about the legitimacy of the election process, while directing |
| 0:36.8 | a conspiracy of followers to do the same. |
| 0:39.8 | Sources today include Democracy Now, The Brian Lairer Show, All In With Chris Hayes, |
| 0:45.0 | and Prosecuting Donald Trump. |
| 0:46.9 | That's the name of the show, with an additional members' only clip from The Brian Lairer |
| 0:51.6 | Show. |
| 0:53.6 | For the first time in U.S. history, a former president has been criminally charged with |
| 1:03.2 | conspiring to overturn an election. |
| 1:05.9 | On Tuesday, Donald Trump was indicted on four counts, conspiracy to defraud the United |
| 1:10.8 | States' conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, tampering with a witness and |
| 1:15.0 | conspiracy against the rights of citizens, the right of their vote to be counted. |
| 1:19.8 | This is the third time in four months the former Republican president has been criminally |
| 1:24.7 | charged as he campaigns to regain the presidency in 2024. |
| 1:29.7 | No other president has ever been indicted before. |
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