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🗓️ 6 December 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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A jury finds the Trump Organization guilty on all counts for a 15-year tax fraud scheme. Voters in Georgia are casting their ballots for the state’s Senate runoff election. Republican leaders are dealing with the escalating fallout over former President Trump’s comments. Adrienne Elrod, Doug Heye and Marianna Sotomayor join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable to discuss more reactions to former President Trump’s comments and his lasting influence. Tens of thousands are still without power in North Carolina, while no suspect or motive in the attack is known. Reported drone strikes inside Russia could signal a new phase in the Ukraine war. Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte discusses her country’s role in the war and addresses the possibility of becoming the next secretary general of NATO. 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	Welcome to meet the press now. I'm Kristen Welker. We begin with breaking news. As just moments ago,
0:08.1	the jury and the Trump Organization tax trial handed down their verdict, ruling that the Trump
0:12.9	Corporation and the Associated Payroll Corporation were guilty on all counts. The company was
0:19.0	accused of a long-time tax fraud scheme where executives collected financial perks off the books. The company was accused of a long-time tax fraud scheme where executives collected
0:22.4	financial perks off the books. The jury took just two days to deliberate on their decision
0:28.3	before reaching this conclusion. And we are expecting to hear from the reporters who have been
0:35.6	covering this trial, including Ron Allen, who is outside the
0:38.8	courthouse in lower Manhattan. As soon as we have him hooked up, we will bring him to you.
0:44.1	But again, this is a significant ruling. Again, the jury has found that Trump organization
0:51.8	and Trump Corporation guilty of tax fraud, all 15 counts.
0:58.5	And I believe we do have reporters who are rushing to the camera.
1:02.6	And as soon as we have them hooked up, we will bring them to you.
1:05.6	The implications of this, of course, potentially significant.
1:08.8	While the former president has not been found guilty as a part of this tax fraud scheme
1:13.7	himself, it does come, of course, after he has launched his candidacy for reelection, and
1:21.0	it comes against the backdrop of not only this legal issue in which his organization has
1:26.5	been ensnared, but obviously other investigations
1:29.1	into the former president, particularly as it relates to the potential mishandling of classified
1:34.6	documents at Mara Lago.
1:36.2	The former president has been ensnared just in legal challenges, but also some recent
1:41.1	controversies that have swirled around his latest candidacy as well.
1:45.8	Most recently calling for ripping up the Constitution, a comment that he tried to walk back but then
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