The Indictment of Donald Trump

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🗓️ 31 March 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

A Manhattan grand jury has indicted Donald J. Trump for his role in paying hush money to a porn star, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The precise charges are not yet known, but the case against him has kicked off a historic moment in American politics. The investigative reporter Ben Protess discusses the development — which will shake up the 2024 presidential race and forever mark Mr. Trump as the nation’s first former president to face criminal charges — and what happens next. Guest: Ben Protess, an investigative reporter for The New York Times.

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0:00.0	From New York Times, I'm Michael Bavaro.
0:03.8	This is a daily.
0:05.3	Today.
0:07.3	All right, we're going to break in with this Fox News alert here.
0:13.9	We have just gotten word former President Donald Trump has been indicted.
0:18.3	For the first time in U.S. history, a former president has been indicted on criminal charges.
0:25.8	Yes, this, of course, is unprecedented.
0:27.7	The former president accused of paying $130,000 in hush money to stormy Daniels in the
0:32.9	weeks before the 2016 presidential election.
0:36.4	My calling, Ben Protest, on the case against Donald Trump.
0:42.3	And what happens next?
0:44.9	I just hung up with the former president, and I asked this.
0:47.6	He planned to turn himself in.
0:49.7	He said, you take care, John, and then he hung up on me.
0:53.3	It's Friday, March 31st.
1:00.3	Ben, it is late.
1:08.0	It is after 9pm.
1:09.0	It's been a very long day for you.
1:11.1	I know you're tired.
1:12.1	Thank you for making time for us.
1:13.1	My pleasure.
1:14.1	I want to begin, Ben, by just observing the enormity of what has just happened.
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