Capehart and Abernathy on Trump's indictment and his hold on the GOP

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🗓️ 7 April 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and columnist Gary Abernathy join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including Trump's hold on the Republican party as he faces legal issues and the expulsion of two Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0	It's been a historic week in politics, with former President Trump appearing in court
0:05.6	and two members of the Tennessee State Legislature being expelled from office.
0:10.2	For more on that, we turn now to the analysis of K-PART and Abernathy, that is Jonathan
0:14.5	K-PART, Associate Editor for the Washington Post, and his fellow post colleague, Gary
0:19.4	Abernathy.
0:20.4	David Brooks is away tonight.
0:21.4	Welcome to you both.
0:22.4	Good to see you.
0:23.4	Thank you.
0:24.4	Quite a week.
0:25.4	We saw former President Donald Trump enter a not guilty plea in a Manhattan court, go
0:29.1	to Florida, deliver a fiery speech.
0:32.0	He is running for president.
0:33.9	He is raising money off of this millions so far, and he has widened the gap, Jonathan,
0:39.8	from his next closest potential contender.
0:42.7	Are these criminal charges going to propel him to the GOP nomination?
0:46.4	Yes.
0:47.4	Yes.
0:48.4	And I say that with confidence.
0:50.1	I can see Gary nodding in agreement.
0:52.3	And I say that because I've seen this movie before.
0:56.1	In 2016, when everyone was saying, there's no way this guy can win, I started watching
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