Former President Donald Trump Convicted in Hush Money Case

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🗓️ 31 May 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

A New York state jury on Thursday found former President Donald Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. Those falsified records were to cover up a hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels during Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. After being the first former U.S. president to stand trial for felony charges, Trump is now the first president to be found guilty in criminal court. His sentencing date is set for July 11 — days before the Republican National Convention. We’ll talk about the verdict, the sentencing and the expected appeals ahead. And we’ll break down the political repercussions within California and the nation. Guests: Shanlon Wu, criminal defense attorney; CNN legal analyst; former federal prosecutor who also served as counsel to Attorney General Janet Reno Melissa Murray, professor of law, NYU School of Law - co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast Andrea Bernstein, covered five Trump trials in New York for NPR, and the author of "American Oligarchs: the Kushners, the Trumps, and the Marriage of Money and Power." She is also the co-host of the podcasts "We Don't Talk About Leonard," "Will Be Wild," and "Trump, Inc." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:53.2	Coming up on forum, what happens now? Now that 12 New Yorkers have found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying records to cover up an affair and corrupt an election.
1:04.3	The historic ruling marks the first time a former president has been criminally convicted, who is also running again for president.
1:12.1	Trump has vowed to appeal, but what could be his grounds for an appeal?
1:16.1	What will be his sentence?
1:18.0	Put your legal questions to our panel this hour as we process this moment and its impact
1:23.2	on us and our nation.
1:37.0	Thank you. on us and our nation. Welcome to Forum. I'm Mina Kim.
1:40.0	At a meandering press conference this morning,
1:42.5	ex-president Donald Trump vowed an appeal
1:44.6	and called his trial and 34 felony convictions a scam, rigged, and quote, all done by Biden and his
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