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After months of investigation by a congressional committee, a federal judge has found that President Donald J. Trump and his allies most likely engaged in illegal activity in the wake of the 2020 election.

How did the committee achieve that ruling?

Guest: Luke Broadwater, a congressional reporter for The New York Times.

‘The Illegality of the Plan Was Obvious’

investigating January 6th has been trying to make the case

that Donald Trump and his allies committed a crime.

Well, in a blunt ruling today, a federal judge says it is,

quote, more likely than not, that former President Donald Trump

and a right-wing attorney John Eastman committed crimes

in an attempt to stop the certification of the 2020 election.

A federal judge just ruled that in all likelihood, they did.

if Dr. Eastman and President Trump's plan had worked,

it would have permanently ended the peaceful transition

of power, undermining American democracy and the Constitution.

with the story of how the committee achieved that ruling.

Okay, I feel like one of the annoying things

is that we have this weird absence of people saying,

so I'm gonna insist today that we start the show

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0:00.0	From New York Times, I'm Michael Barrow.
0:02.6	This is the Daily.
0:11.8	For months, the Congressional Committee
0:14.0	investigating January 6th has been trying to make the case
0:18.2	that Donald Trump and his allies committed a crime.
0:22.1	Well, in a blunt ruling today, a federal judge says it is,
0:25.0	quote, more likely than not, that former President Donald Trump
0:28.4	and a right-wing attorney John Eastman committed crimes
0:31.3	in an attempt to stop the certification of the 2020 election.
0:34.8	A federal judge just ruled that in all likelihood, they did.
0:39.8	In the ruling, Judge David Carter wrote,
0:42.4	if Dr. Eastman and President Trump's plan had worked,
0:45.7	it would have permanently ended the peaceful transition
0:48.5	of power, undermining American democracy and the Constitution.
0:53.2	Today, my colleague Luke Broadwater,
0:56.2	with the story of how the committee achieved that ruling.
1:07.6	It's Monday, April 4th.
1:16.5	Okay, I feel like one of the annoying things
1:18.7	about working from home for this long
1:20.3	is that we have this weird absence of people saying,
1:23.6	hello to each other on the show,
1:24.8	so I'm gonna insist today that we start the show
	...

‘The Illegality of the Plan Was Obvious’

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