Big-claims court: Donald Trump’s latest indictment
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The Economist
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🗓️ 2 August 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
The former American president is facing a new set of unprecedented legal challenges linked to his claims that he won the 2020 election. These charges are perhaps the most serious ones yet, but how will they affect his campaign? A closer look at China’s economic figures suggest that their post-pandemic recovery has been more modest than expected (09:49). And, sneaking pianos into Iran (17:59).
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, and welcome to the intelligence from the Economist. I'm Borough at Ogunby. |
| 0:08.4 | And I'm Jason Palmer. Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping |
| 0:13.3 | your world. |
| 0:18.0 | China reported relatively impressive economic growth since its reopening. Or so it seems. |
| 0:25.0 | If you look a little closer, the Asian Giants post-pandemic comeback isn't going quite |
| 0:30.0 | as well as many expected. |
| 0:33.5 | And there's a lot of contraband making its way into Iran, despite the Mullah's prohibition |
| 0:38.6 | on goods they deem luxurious or unnecessary. We meet a smuggler who's shifting tons, literal |
| 0:45.0 | tons of pianos into the country. |
| 0:55.8 | But first. |
| 1:03.5 | On June 13, Donald Trump became the first former American president ever to receive a federal |
| 1:09.5 | indictment. Facing charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents, |
| 1:15.8 | he was arraigned at a court in Miami in what was a historic moment for the country. Yesterday, |
| 1:22.8 | history was made again. |
| 1:25.2 | Today, an indictment was unsealed, charging Donald J. Trump with conspiring to defraud |
| 1:32.2 | the United States, conspiring to disenfranchise voters, and conspiring and attempting to obstruct |
| 1:39.1 | an official proceeding. |
| 1:41.0 | In Washington, independent special counsel Jack Smith added to the growing list of charges |
| 1:46.0 | against Mr. Trump, accusing him of violating three federal laws. And while the former |
| 1:52.3 | president is now mired in several legal cases, these charges look to be the gravest yet. |
| 1:59.7 | Nevertheless, Trump loyalists, including his former lawyer Rudy Giuliani, have rushed |
| 2:04.8 | to his defense. |
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