The Parallels Between O.J. Simpson and Donald Trump’s Trials

The Chris Cuomo Project

Chris Cuomo

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.6 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Chris Cuomo discusses the O.J. Simpson murder trial and its relation to Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial, emphasizing the unique aspects of American culture, law, and justice these cases highlight. Cuomo explores the reasons behind O.J. Simpson's acquittal, emphasizing racial injustice and the American justice system's discrepancies. He contrasts this with New York’s prosecution of Donald Trump, suggesting that both cases represent broader issues of fairness, privilege, and the exercise of prosecutorial discretion. Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Join Chris Ad-Free On Substack: http://thechriscuomoproject.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	O.J Simpson's case, O.J. Simpson as a culture figure and Donald Trump.
0:08.0	Why would they be in the same sentence? Oh, many good reasons. These two men are connected. In fact, they are bookends of a
0:18.0	dynamic that is uniquely American and
0:23.7	it is no coincidence.
0:28.8	there are no coincidence. There are no coincidences.
0:31.2	Here we are just marking the 30 year anniversary of the OJ crisis, cultural conflict, drama, case, crime, however you want to see it, and OJ is gone from
0:49.2	prostate cancer of all ordinary things. and here we are on the precipice of Donald Trump
0:57.8	being the next example of the culture conflict between law and fairness, politics and justice, wants and needs. I'm Chris Cuomo.
1:15.0	I'm Chris Cuomo.
1:19.0	Thank you very much for being here with me at the Chris Cuomo Project,
1:22.8	love having you,
1:24.8	and this one is juicy.
1:28.0	So, OJ, what did he mean?
1:32.0	Well, he was about what is fair.
1:36.0	Did OJ do it?
1:38.0	Yeah, he did it.
1:40.0	Well, then why didn't they convict him?
1:42.0	Okay, let's go through the different reasons, okay?
1:45.0	They didn't convict him because they didn't have it.
1:51.0	He didn't do it.
1:52.0	He wasn't good for it, as Mark Garagos, famed defense
1:56.3	counsel would say. No, he did it. The evidence was beyond reasonable doubt.
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