Welcome to the McCarthy Report, the podcast where you would normally hear

Rich Lowry and Andy McCarthy discuss the latest legal and

national security issues. Rich is out this week, so you're hearing me,

Noah Rothman, instead.

This week, we will discuss what else?

The first week of Donald Trump's first

and perhaps only criminal trial to go to court at least this year.

Also the Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that could overturn some January 6

convictions, but there's a lot more going on in the world than just Trump's travails and we'll discuss those events too.

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And now, without further ado, I welcome to this podcast none other than its host

Andy McCarthy. Hey Andy Noah how are you I'm very good thanks thanks for being here

I appreciate it we have a lot to unpack.

This is going to be helpful for me, I suspect,

as much as our audience.

So jury selection is underway in Trump's trial in New York City.

This is the case brought by Manhattan, D. A.

Alvin Bragg. It's commonly euphemized as the porn star

hush money case. Let's begin with a quick refresher for the audience and

me on what the charges are how the prosecution has spun up this

misdemeanor case so it could also be a felony and what the prosecution's theory of how it can

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