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no bull and the aftermath. I can't imagine the jury not being aware that not just Trump

is absent, but that that Trump is out there sort of celebrating his absence as his communication

of the trial's deep, unseriousness. We can imagine jurors who do take their obligation

really seriously are incredibly moved intellectually by the evidence of Trump's guilt and thinking

gosh, against this evidence, his failure to appear is just another indication of the contempt

with which he holds all appropriate government activity and we should hold them accountable

for what he has charged and in a way take his absence as consciousness of guilt proof.

I'm Natalie Orpet, executive editor of LawFair and this is the LawFair podcast August 11th,

2023. Former President Trump has been arguing for some time now that the criminal charges

he's facing in New York, Florida and DC are politically motivated. At a campaign event

in New Hampshire a few days ago, he also complained that the cases are forcing him to spend

time and money away from the campaign trail. The cases haven't even gotten to trial yet,

but two of them are scheduled to take place during campaign season. Which raises the question,

does Trump have to actually attend all of these trials while he's also running for president?

I sat down with Dan Richmond, the Paul J. Calner professor of law at Columbia Law School

to discuss. As it turns out, it's a complicated question. It's the LawFair podcast August 11th,

2023. Does Trump have to attend his own trials?

So Dan, as we know, former President Trump is facing, let us say, a lot of different

legal proceedings. So right now, it seems like everyone's really focused on the recent

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