Greetings. Welcome to the Daily Article Podcast. Today is Tuesday, August the 15th,

2023. Today's article is written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins of the Denison

Forum. On April 4th of this year, former President Donald Trump was indicted by Manhattan

District Attorney Alvin Bragg

for his role in paying hush money to a porn star on the eve of the 2016 election.

The first time in U.S. history, a former president has faced criminal charges.

On June 8, he became the first former president charged with federal crimes when he was indicted on 37 felony counts related to willful retention of national security information after leaving the White House.

Three additional charges were filed in late July.

On August 1st, he was indicted for alleged efforts to interfere with the peaceful transfer of power

after losing the 2020 election. This morning, we are learning that he is facing a fourth indictment.

A grand jury in Atlanta has charged Mr. Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and other allies with operating

a criminal enterprise that attempted to overturn Joe Biden's

electoral victory in Georgia. CNN reports, quote, there is a deep and sincere belief among

many Republicans that the multiple indictments against Trump are proof of his claims that the

U.S. government has been weaponized to persecute him by Democrats who fear his return

to the White House. As evidence, the article adds, the country has never seen federal

prosecutions of a potential major party nominee effectively under the auspices of the administration

of his possible general election opponent." End quote.

Mr. Trump's supporters also point to the now-disproven allegations of collusion in the Russian investigation

and the recent collapsed plea deal for the president's son, Hunter Biden.

Many also opposed the naming of David Weiss, the U.S. attorney for the District of Delaware,

as special counsel in the

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