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Hope on the horizon

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The Washington Post

True Crime, News, Politics

4.14.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In this week's episode, the crew discusses Judge Juan Merchan's finding that former president Donald Trump is in contempt of court, the $9,000 fine he faces, and what could happen if he continues violating the gag order imposed by the court. Washington Post Senior National Political Correspondent Ashley Parker joins the show to talk about Hope Hicks, the former Trump aide who could be called to testify soon.

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0:00.0

It appears that Trump's legal team are actively, as well as ABC News and others, are actively watching with us and videotaping it and intending on potentially using it for stories or for or for case, the case that's coming up where I'll be testifying and yada yada.

0:27.0

So this is not like a private he's not talking in a bar and we've intercepted it somehow he's

0:35.0

not like talking to the mirror he's talking to his audience on Tik-Tok ronda

0:40.0

it really is stunning and I don't know if anyone involved in this trial can stay quiet.

0:45.1

I mean all of these characters seem to want to get their platform out there.

0:48.7

We will never give up.

0:50.4

We will never can see conceive that doesn't happen.

0:53.4

That's exactly what it was, and you've been indicted on with it.

0:57.9

I object to you getting one of the kids. Welcome to the Trump Trials sidebar from the Washington Post. I'm Libby Casey and

1:09.9

I'm here with my colleagues Rhonda Colvin and James Homen.

1:13.4

And while we are moderately comfortable here in our studio, the former President Donald Trump

1:18.1

is at this moment in the icebox.

1:21.6

That's the courtroom in Laura Manhattan where he is on trial facing

1:24.2

34 felony counts of falsifying business records and it's this courtroom

1:28.2

that he tells us repeatedly in his hallway comments is very cold. But if he's not careful, Rhonda and James, he could end up in a totally different type of icebox. He could end up in jail.

1:40.0

The clink. The clink? because he keeps breaching the gag order.

1:43.4

We will talk about that in a little bit.

1:45.4

We're also going to talk on today's episode about what's happening in court and how the prosecution

1:50.7

is developing its case, how they're painting this portrait of a hush money scheme. how the

1:53.0

portrait of a hush money scheme.

1:55.0

And our colleague and friend Ashley Parker,

1:57.0

senior national political correspondent,

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