Meet the Press NOW – August 16

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🗓️ 16 August 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Political leaders are reluctant to address the gravity of Trump’s alleged criminal activity. A federal appeals court upholds parts of a decision restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone. Former Fulton County Assistant District Attorney Darryl Cohen breaks down how the Georgia election interference case may proceed. Hawaii Department of Defense spokesperson Jeff Hickman says an additional 20 search dogs have joined the search efforts after Maui’s deadly wildfires. A Montana judge rules in favor of climate activists in a lawsuit over fossil fuels. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	If it's Wednesday taking on Trump or not,
0:03.8	2024 candidates, Republican leaders,
0:06.0	and the current president are all struggling to meet this moment
0:09.7	and address the state of U.S. democracy in the aftermath
0:13.1	of Donald Trump's fourth criminal indictment.
0:16.8	Plus, new developments in this ongoing legal fight over access
0:20.2	to a widely used abortion pill,
0:22.2	an appeals court has just partially ruled in favor
0:25.5	of abortion rights opponents.
0:28.1	As the issue is now on track to go back to the Supreme Court
0:31.6	in a campaign year.
0:33.5	And for the first time, a court in the U.S. has declared it
0:36.3	a constitutional duty for government officials
0:40.1	to protect their citizens from the climate.
0:45.5	What the landmark ruling out of Montana
0:47.8	could mean for climate change litigation
0:50.5	and fossil fuel policies nationwide.
0:58.3	Happy Wednesday, welcome to Meet the Press Now.
1:00.9	I'm Chuck Todd reporting from Washington.
1:03.1	And right now, more than two days since former President Trump's
1:06.0	fourth criminal indictment brought the total number
1:08.0	of criminal counties facing to 91, there is no sugarcoding it.
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