Another Take: What was Donald Trump convicted of?
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2024
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. Here are all the details you need to know for now on the case behind Donald Trump's conviction.
It’s the Donald Trump trial made for the tabloids. Accused of an affair with an adult film star and a payment allegedly made to cover it up ahead of the 2016 US election. Eight years later, Trump is seeking the presidency again. What’s the impact of the scandal this time?
This originally aired on May 22, 2024. None of the dates or references from that time have been changed.
In this episode:
- Kristen Saloomey (@KSaloomey), Al Jazeera Correspondent
Episode credits:
This episode was updated by Ashish Malhotra. The original production team was Ashish Malhotra, Manahil Naveed, Zaina Badr and Sarí el-Khalili with Marcos Bartolomé and our host Malika Bilal.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Hi, it's Malika. |
| 0:13.4 | Today I'm coming to you with another take, |
| 0:16.1 | because a story we just did is back in the news in a big way. |
| 0:20.7 | On Thursday, Donald Trump became the first |
| 0:23.9 | former U.S. president to be convicted of criminal charges. In New York, Trump was found |
| 0:31.8 | guilty of 34 felony crimes in a trial centered on falsifying business records to influence the 2016 election. |
| 0:40.8 | It's the so-called hush money trial. |
| 0:43.8 | The jury's unanimous decision sparked defiance from Trump. |
| 0:48.0 | This was a rigged disgraceful trial that the real verdict is going to be November 5th by the people, and they know what |
| 0:57.6 | happened here and everybody knows what happened here. |
| 1:01.7 | On May 22nd, we brought you a conversation with Al Jazeera's Kristen Salumi about how the trial |
| 1:07.9 | went down and all the details you need to know. |
| 1:17.3 | Next week, we'll have a new episode about what this verdict means for Trump and the U.S. election, |
| 1:20.6 | like can a convicted felon run for president? |
| 1:34.7 | Remember that all dates and references are from that time before the verdict came out. Today, it's the Donald Trump trial made for the tabloids, and it's been a month of courtroom drama. |
| 1:43.1 | She says Trump was waiting for her dressed in satin pajamas. |
| 1:47.2 | He said, you remind me of my daughter because she's smart, blonde and beautiful. |
| 1:51.8 | We break down the latest with the former U.S. president's so-called hush money trial in New York. |
| 2:00.0 | I'm Malika Bilal, and this is The Take. |
| 2:09.4 | It feels a bit like a circus outside. |
| 2:13.0 | Trump is not above the law. |
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