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This is Fresh Air, I'm Tanya Mosley.

Every day, sometimes several times a day.

The news is dominated by the legal woes of former President Donald Trump.

A federal hearing in Florida, a Supreme Court filing in DC, a judge weighing a case in Georgia,

two proceedings in New York.

These are just the headlines from last week.

As Trump seeks to gain the Republican presidential nomination,

he faces 91 felony charges across four states

and several lawsuits. The first of four criminal case trials is expected. four President. As the New York Times journalist Alan Foyer writes,

Trump's entangled web of criminal and civil cases is moving at a speed that is

testing both the fortitude of the judicial system and the public's ability to keep up.

Foyer and the Times recently put together a guide laying out all of the legal cases, inquiries, and accusations.

Foyer writes about crime and criminal justice for the New York Times, covering

Trump, the January 6th attack on the Capitol, and criminal cases involving the mafia,

Mexican drug cartels, murders, and corrupt police officers and politicians.

Alan Foyer, welcome back to Fresh Air.

Thanks for having me.

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