Special Episode: A Second Trump Indictment

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🗓️ 9 June 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

The seven new criminal charges against Donald Trump relate to his handling of classified material upon leaving office and then obstructing the government’s efforts to reclaim them. Michael S. Schmidt, who covers national security and federal investigations for The Times, talks about what this will mean for Trump, and for President Biden, whose administration will now be prosecuting his biggest potential rival for the White House. Guest: Michael S. Schmidt, a Washington correspondent for The New York Times.

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0:00.0	From New York Times, I'm Michael Babbaro.
0:04.2	This is the Daily.
0:06.4	In a momentous legal decision, the Justice Department has decided to bring federal criminal
0:12.1	charges against Donald Trump over his handling of classified materials.
0:17.9	I spoke with my colleague, Mike Schmidt, about what that will mean for Trump and for President
0:24.2	Biden, whose administration will now be prosecuting his biggest potential rival for the White
0:30.8	House.
0:35.1	It's Friday, June 9.
0:40.8	Mike, good evening.
0:42.2	I just want to set the scene for people.
0:44.1	It is 9.25 pm.
0:47.4	We are calling you in your car in suburban Virginia, which means you aren't prepared for
0:52.6	this.
0:53.6	We weren't prepared for this.
0:54.6	This was a surprise.
0:55.6	So thank you for making time for us.
0:58.2	For the second time in just two months, former President Trump has been indicted.
1:04.3	These are astonishing times.
1:06.3	So just to start, Mike, what do we know at this point on Thursday night about what has
1:12.4	just happened?
1:14.5	About an hour and a half ago, Donald Trump took to his social media platform and announced
1:22.8	that he had been indicted in connection with an investigation of his handling of classified
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