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Trump Indicted, Congress on Trump, Finland Set to Join NATO

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4.552.8K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump becomes the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges, Democratic and Republican lawmakers react to Trump's indictment and Finland could become a member of NATO in the coming days after Turkey cast its vote.

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0:00.0

Donald Trump wakes up this morning in indicted man.

0:05.4

He's the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges over hush payments to a

0:09.6

one-time adult film actress who will hear where things go from here.

0:13.2

I'm Sasha Fifer, that's A Martina's, and this is up first from NPR News.

0:19.9

In Congress, Republicans and Democrats alike are weighing in on the historic indictment.

0:24.7

Trump's former running mate had choice words for prosecutors. He's eyeing the White House himself.

0:29.6

Nothing more than a political prosecution.

0:32.0

What's Trump's lasting influence on his party and how could all this shake up the 2024

0:37.1

presidential race? And Finland clears a final hurdle to join NATO, a move that Russia had tried

0:41.8

to block. We'll hear what this means for Ukraine. Stay with us, we've got the news you need to start

0:45.8

today.

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1:12.9

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted in New York.

1:18.4

A grand jury spent months investigating hush money payments. It's the first time a former

1:23.0

US President faces criminal charges. NPR's Ilya Maritz covers Trump legal matters.

1:28.4

Ilya, we've been not what on indictment watch for about a couple of weeks now,

1:31.3

so what do we know and how do we know it?

1:33.6

We know the grand jury has 23 members, all New Yorkers, and after reviewing the evidence

1:38.4

presented to them at least 12 out of those 23, a majority found there was reasonable cause

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