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🗓️ 28 June 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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On this week's episode, The Washington Post's Libby Casey is joined by James Hohmann, Rhonda Colvin and JM Rieger to discuss the first presidential debate. The crew breaks down President Biden's shaky performance, how Trump addressed his felony conviction and ongoing legal issues, and how the debate could affect the presidential race.

Plus, the Supreme Court has ruled on a key case brought by a Jan. 6 defendant who argued he shouldn't have been charged with obstructing an official proceeding. The crew analyzes how Trump’s legal team may use the decision to try to whittle down one of his criminal cases.

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0:00.0	How much sleep did you guys get last night after our debate coverage? Not a wink. None? None. What about you, JM? I got five. I mean were you just stressed, James?
0:09.0	Well, it reminds me of Bob Dole after he lost the 1996 election he said I slept like a baby I woke up every
0:14.8	hour crying that wasn't quite me but just a lot on your mind a lot of my mind. We will never give up.
0:23.0	We will never can see.
0:25.0	The mother that Theresa could not beat these charges.
0:28.0	And now if you don't mind, I'm going to go into the icebox and sit for a long time. Hey, everyone.
0:33.0	Welcome to the Trump Trials sidebar from the Washington Post.
0:41.0	I'm your host, Libbyby Casey and I'm joined in our
0:43.6	Washington DC studios by James Holman and J.M. Riger. Joining us from
0:48.2	Atlanta is Rhonda Colvin. She was at the site of the first and perhaps only debate of the general election cycle
0:56.1	between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.
1:00.7	Ronda was in the spin room last night, really as close as reporters could get to the debate itself.
1:06.8	Today we're going to talk about that debate and why it was so important.
1:11.4	And since this is sidebar, we'll also talk about Trump's legal cases and
1:15.2	how they factored into the debate and to what end. One programming note we're off next
1:20.0	Thursday for July 4th but we are watching the Supreme Court to come out with its immunity decision.
1:26.4	The case is Trump v the United States and we'll record an episode as soon as that breaks.
1:32.4	So watch for that and listen for that in your
1:34.8	podcast and YouTube feeds. But now the debate, reflecting the morning after, what
1:41.5	impressions are you left with James?
1:44.8	Democrats are in disarray.
1:47.4	It's a cliche, but it's true that Democrats are panicked that their standard
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