California Reacts to the Indictment of Former President Donald Trump

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🗓️ 31 March 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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A Manhattan grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump on charges believed to be related to illegal payments his team made to porn star Stormy Daniels to stay silent about her alleged affair with the then-president. This is the first time in U.S. history a former president has been charged with a crime. We'll analyze the latest and hear your reactions. Guests: Josh Meyer, domestic security correspondent, USA Today Mike Madrid, co-founder, The Lincoln Project - a group of Republicans seeking to prevent the re-election of President Donald Trump; political consultant and partner, GrassrootsLab Congressman Adam Schiff, Democratic Congressman, representing California's 28th District, in Los Angeles County; former chair, House Intelligence Committee and member of the select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection; author, "Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:54.6	Coming up on forum, for the first time in U.S. history, a former president has been charged
0:59.6	with a crime.
1:00.9	And while the specific charges are not yet known, the grand jury that voted to indict
1:05.3	Donald J. Trump had been hearing evidence about hush money payments to an adult film star
1:09.9	during his 2016 campaign.
1:12.1	Trump is expected to surrender to authorities Tuesday.
1:15.5	Listeners, how are you feeling about the indictment?
1:18.1	What are your questions?
1:19.3	What impact do you think this indictment will have?
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