Trump indicted for effort to overturn 2020 election

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🗓️ 2 August 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Donald Trump is now the first U.S. President charged with trying to overturn an election after a D.C. jury indicted him on four criminal charges in the special counsel’s probe. Peter Baker, Katie Benner, Joyce Vance, Glenn Kirschner, Frank Figliuzzi, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Neal Katyal, Charlie Sykes and Jason Johnson join.

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0:00.0	We understand that Donald Trump, former President of the United States, has now been
0:05.1	indicted.
0:06.1	Currency of the DC grand jury investigating his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
0:11.4	The attack on our nation's capital on January 6, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the
0:18.7	seat of American democracy.
0:20.6	It's described in the indictment, it was fueled by lies.
0:24.7	The justice department engaged in what has become the largest investigation in our history.
0:31.7	The counts include obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the United
0:36.4	States.
0:37.4	He wanted to take away your right to vote and today we've charged him with it.
0:41.5	The first ever indictment of a former president for trying to steal an election.
0:46.5	This is the greatest political crime since Susson.
0:50.4	What we have right now is a test of our great democracy.
0:54.3	This is happening the same day that we have a full-sowing Donald Trump and Joe Biden
0:58.8	are running at Kinect.
0:59.8	It's a jump ball.
1:01.3	This guy could be in charge again.
1:02.9	My office will seek a speedy trial so that our evidence can be tested in court and judged
1:08.2	by jury's citizens.
1:09.6	And my pants is going to be the star witness.
1:13.8	I think everyone will now need to concede that things are about to get complicated.
1:24.3	Good evening, once again, I'm Stephanie Rule Live from MSNBC headquarters here in New
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