Donald Trump's First Criminal Trial Begins In New York

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🗓️ 15 April 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Trump faces 34 felony counts alleging that he falsified New York business records in order to conceal damaging information to influence the 2016 presidential election. This is the first time in U.S. history a former president will be tried on criminal charges.

This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro, and national justice correspondent Carrie Johnson.

This podcast was produced by Kelli Wessinger and Casey Morell. Our editor is Eric McDaniel. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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1:07.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
1:09.0	I'm Susan Davis, I cover politics.
1:11.0	I'm Domenica Muncahner, senior political editor and correspondent. And I'm Domenica Munciner, senior political editor and correspondent.
1:13.5	And I'm Carrie Johnson, I cover the Justice Department.
1:16.4	And former President and current Republican candidate, Donald Trump is back in court in New York today.
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