The Indictment of Former President Trump

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🗓️ 6 April 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Earlier this week, on Tuesday, April 4, former President Donald Trump was indicted in a Manhattan court on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. President Trump pleaded not guilty. This indictment is legally and constitutionally significant as it is the first indictment of a president in American history. In this episode, David French, an opinion columnist at The New York Times and co-host of Advisory Opinions, and Kimberly Wehle, professor of law at the University of Baltimore School of Law and a legal analyst at ABC News, join to help break down the legal charges against former president Trump as well as the broader legal significance of this case. Host Jeffrey Rosen moderates. Resources “District Attorney Bragg Announces 34-Count Felony Indictment of Former President Donald J. Trump,” (Apr. 4,2023) People v. Trump, Indictment People v. Trump, Statement of Facts David French, “What You Need to Know About the Trump Charges,” NYT (Apr. 4, 2023) Kim Wehle, “The Case Against Trump: The Charges and the Facts Behind Them,” The Bulwark (Apr. 4, 2032) Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org. Continue today’s conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly. You can find transcripts for each episode on the podcast pages in our Media Library.

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0:00.0	On April 4th, former President Donald Trump was indicted in a Manhattan court on 34 felony counts
0:06.2	of falsifying business records related to Hush Money Payments to Stormy Daniels.
0:11.5	President Trump pleaded not guilty.
0:13.4	As the first indictment of a former president in American history,
0:17.0	the case is legally and constitutionally significant,
0:19.8	and on this episode of We The People will break down the best arguments on all sides of the debate.
0:27.0	Hello friends, I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center,
0:31.7	and welcome to We The People, a weekly show of
0:34.0	constitutional debate. The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan
0:38.0	nonprofit chartered by Congress to increase awareness and understanding of the
0:42.3	Constitution among the American people.
0:45.2	To help us understand the legal charges against former President Trump, as well as the broader
0:49.6	legal significance of the case, we're joined by two of America's leading commentators on the Constitution.
0:56.8	David French is an opinion columnist at the New York Times.
0:59.8	He's written several pieces about this case for the times and he hosts the
1:03.7	legal podcast advisory opinions. David it is an honor to welcome you back to
1:08.5	We The People. Well thanks so much for having me back I really appreciate it.
1:11.6	And Kimberly Whaley is professor of law at
1:14.0	the University of Baltimore School of Law and a legal analyst at ABC News. She has
1:18.9	been writing and speaking about the Trump indictment on the bulwark ABC
1:22.4	News and elsewhere.
1:24.0	Kim it's wonderful to welcome you back to We The People.
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