Trump's New Charges Stem From His Attempt To Subvert The Election

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🗓️ 2 August 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Former President Trump has been indicted for his role in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election, an effort that reached a bloody crescendo on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump faces four federal criminal charges, including conspiracy to defraud the United States. Six unnamed individuals were listed alongside Trump as alleged co-conspirators, but have not yet been charged.

This episode: political correspondent Ashley Lopez, national justice correspondent Carrie Johnson, and senior political editor and correspondent Ron Elving.

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's the MPR Politics Podcast.
0:07.2	It's 7.25 pm.
0:09.3	Eastern time on Tuesday, August 1st.
0:11.3	I'm Ashley Lopez.
0:12.3	I cover politics.
0:13.3	I'm Carrie Johnson, National Justice Correspondent.
0:16.2	And I'm Ron Elving, Editor Correspondent.
0:18.7	Donald Trump is facing four new charges over his role in trying to stop the certification
0:23.7	of the presidential election on January 6, 2021.
0:27.4	The charges come from Special Counsel Jack Smith.
0:29.9	The attack on our nation's capital on January 6, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the
0:37.2	seat of American democracy.
0:39.2	It's described in the indictment, it was fueled by lies.
0:44.8	Lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the U.S. government,
0:50.9	the nation's process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the presidential
0:56.4	election.
0:57.4	All right.
0:58.4	Lots to go through here, Carrie.
0:59.4	Let's start with you.
1:00.4	I mean, big stuff up top.
1:02.1	What is Trump being charged with?
1:03.9	He faces four felony charges.
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