How Do Indictments and Grand Juries Work?

Civics 101

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🗓️ 2 April 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Today we go through the definitions and processes involved in the recent indictment of Donald Trump. We explain grand juries, indictment, arraignment, extradition, the role of the DA, and the constitutionality of charging a former president with a crime.

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0:00.0	And we begin tonight with the breaking news multiple sources telling ABC News that former
0:05.0	president Donald Trump has now been indicted.
0:07.7	Trump was under investigation by the DA's office for his alleged hush money payment to
0:13.0	adult film star stormy Daniels during the 2016 campaign.
0:16.9	This indictment is under seal according to sources and the exact charges are not yet
0:21.3	known at this time.
0:22.6	But this is a moment in history, the first time ever that an American president or former
0:27.2	president has been charged with a crime.
0:30.5	You're listening to civics 101.
0:34.8	I'm Nick Capady-J.
0:35.8	And I'm Hannah McCarthy.
0:37.0	And today we are going to explain the basics of the legal procedure that is currently going
0:41.3	on in New York involving former president Donald Trump.
0:45.3	We are going to focus on systems and definitions here.
0:48.5	We're going to define grand juries, indictment, arrangement, extradition, the role of a district
0:54.0	attorney and what the constitution says, or does not say, about all of this.
0:59.9	And we're going to be as specific as possible.
1:02.7	But I want to say two things right off the bat.
1:04.8	First off, Donald Trump is currently the subject of several criminal investigations.
1:09.8	But this episode is going to focus on the one in New York centered on the payment of $130,000
1:15.6	to stormy Daniels and adult film actor.
1:18.6	And number two, Hannah, when we're talking about legal procedures, we have your
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