How Strong Is the Case Against Donald Trump?

Plain English with Derek Thompson

The Ringer

News Commentary, News

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Derek talks to ‘Semafor’ political reporter Dave Weigel about how the Trump indictment could reshape the election—or turn out to be a big ole nothing burger. But before that, Norman Eisen, a lawyer who served as cocounsel for the House Judiciary Committee during the first impeachment and trial of Donald Trump, argues that Alvin Bragg's case is much stronger than the conventional wisdom. If you have questions, observations, or ideas for future episodes, email us at [email protected]. You can find us on TikTok at www.tiktok.com/@plainenglish_ Host: Derek Thompson Guests: Norman Eisen and Dave Weigel Producer: Devon Manze Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:14.7	Today's episode. The case against Donald Trump. So there's a line in my favorite law movie,
1:22.4	a few good men, where Kevin Bacon opens his prosecution by saying,
1:27.1	the facts of the case are these and they are undisputed.
1:31.7	And that movie really made me want to become a lawyer. I did not end up becoming a lawyer,
1:36.5	but this seems like a good moment to quote Mr. Bacon. Because underneath all the hubbub,
1:41.0	this case isn't very complicated. The facts of the case are these and they are undisputed,
1:49.3	at least undisputed by just about everybody paying close attention.
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