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April 2 — Cyrus Vance; Sen. Joe Manchin; NCAA Pres. Charlie Baker

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🗓️ 2 April 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Former Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance exclusively joins Meet the Press to discuss the indictment of Trump. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) follows with his perspective on the criminal charges facing the former president and his own plans for 2024. NCAA President and former GOP Governor of Massachusetts Charlie Baker provides a breakdown of the league’s new NIL rules and what they mean for athletes, colleges and Congress. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0

This Sunday, Trump indicted.

0:04.6

It's been a long time coming.

0:06.2

A Manhattan grand jury votes to indict Donald Trump,

0:09.2

making him the first former president ever charged with a crime.

0:13.0

There is no crime.

0:14.2

It's not even a bad act.

0:15.2

I'll talk to former Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance,

0:18.5

who first opened this investigation.

0:20.7

Plus, the political impact. This is legal voodoo. Manhattan District Attorney Sy Vance, who first opened this investigation.

0:23.0

Plus, the political impact.

0:24.3

This is legal voodoo.

0:29.8

The GOP, including many of Trump's potential primary rivals, rallies to his defense before knowing the specifics of the actual criminal charges he faces.

0:33.8

This is nothing short of a political prosecution. Will the twice impeached former president

0:39.9

continue to be seen as a positive force inside the GOP? Politically, it's a, it's, it's,

0:46.7

could be damaging, I think, for the Republican Party. And what will this indictment do to our

0:50.9

already divided politics? I'll talk to the Senate's leading centrist,

0:55.5

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia. And pay to play. As the March Madness Tournament

1:01.6

comes to a close, I'll talk to NCAA president and former Republican governor of Massachusetts,

1:06.6

Charlie Baker, on the challenge of how to pay college athletes. Joining me for Insight and Analysis are NBC News Chief White House correspondent Kristen Welk.

1:15.8

Washington Post senior national political correspondent Ashley Parker.

1:19.7

Former Republican Governor of North Carolina, Pat McCrory,

1:23.1

and former Obama White House senior advisor, Stephanie Cutter.

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