Donald Trump Braces for an Indictment in the Stormy Daniels Case
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🗓️ 23 March 2023
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This week, reports circulated that the former President Donald Trump would be indicted for paying hush money to the adult-film star Stormy Daniels in 2016. But on Wednesday—the day that the indictment was expected—the New York grand jury declined to meet. Still, whatever the outcome of the Stormy Daniels case, Trump faces significant legal trouble. Investigations are under way into his alleged attempt to overturn the election in Georgia, his role in the January 6th attack, and classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago. Will any of these actually hurt him? Or will they help fuel another highly unorthodox Presidential campaign? Amy Davidson Sorkin joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the gambit of Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan District Attorney, who could charge Trump in the Stormy Daniels case, and the broader attempts to hold the former President accountable.
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| 0:54.9 | Former President Donald Trump is expected to be indicted this week for paying hush money to the |
| 0:59.3 | adult film star Stormy Daniels back in 2016. If this happens, Trump would be the first |
| 1:04.6 | former U.S. president in history to be criminally indicted. Whatever the outcome of the |
| 1:09.6 | Stormy Daniels case, Trump has a lot of legal |
| 1:11.8 | trouble ahead. There are investigations into his alleged attempt to overturn the election in Georgia, |
| 1:17.5 | into his role in the January 6th insurrection, and into the classified documents found at Mar-Lago. |
| 1:23.7 | Will any of these actually hurt him? Or will they become a key part of a rather unorthodox presidential campaign? |
| 1:30.6 | To understand the broader legal and political significance of these cases, you'll hear from staff writer Amy Davidson Sorkin. |
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