Trump — Facing Federal Indictment — Is Greeted Like A Rock Star

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🗓️ 12 June 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Crowds in Georgia and North Carolina greeted the former president with tremendous enthusiasm, undeterred by the Justice Department's allegations that he endangered the country by hoarding state secrets at his Florida resort. Mindful of the need win over his supporters to secure the nomination, many of the president Republican primary opponents echoed his claims of political persecution.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Lushlauffman family from Colorado. Inside the United States Supreme Court, standing in line for the courtroom lecture tour.
0:08.0	This podcast was recorded at...
0:10.0	105 PM Eastern on June 12th, 2023.
0:14.0	Things may have changed by the time you hear it.
0:17.0	The Bull have channeled our inner Nina Totenberg as we listen to the tour guide explain the importance of what we're about to see.
0:24.0	Okay, here's the show!
0:26.0	As long as it's not the outer Nina Totenberg where you're going and shoving the microphones in the surface faces.
0:37.0	Yeah, you could very easily end up getting kicked off that tour.
0:40.0	But we all appreciate that we have that Nina Totenberg on our side.
0:44.0	There's only one Nina.
0:45.0	Hey there, it's the MPR Politics podcast. I'm Miles Parks. I cover voting.
0:49.0	I'm Ashley Lopez. I also cover voting.
0:51.0	And I'm Domenico Montenegro, Senior Political Editor and Correspondent.
0:54.0	And it is a big week for former President Donald Trump.
0:58.0	Tomorrow, Tuesday is his first scheduled appearance in federal court Wednesday is the former President's birthday.
1:04.0	And as Scott DeTro alluded to on Friday, this is another one of those unprecedented Trump stories.
1:11.0	Last week, Trump became the first former president to be indicted in federal court.
1:16.0	He's facing 37 counts related to his handling of classified documents.
1:20.0	He and his defenders say that this is all part of a longstanding witch hunt.
1:24.0	Some are even planning rallies outside of the courtroom in Florida.
1:28.0	And I want to start there, Domenico. What are we expecting tomorrow when Trump heads to the courtroom?
1:33.0	I don't think we know entirely what it's going to look like.
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