Washington Week full episode, June 16, 2023

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Washington Week

News, News Commentary, Politics

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🗓️ 17 June 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Former President Trump went on the attack after being arrested and pleading not guilty to charges over his handling of classified documents and Republican voters appear to be sticking with him. Join moderator John Yang, Sadie Gurman of The Wall Street Journal, Domenico Montanaro of NPR, Toluse Olorunnipa of The Washington Post and Charlie Savage of The New York Times to discuss this and more.

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0:00.0	Running for president as an accused felon, the road ahead for Donald Trump.
0:07.0	This day will go down an infamy.
0:09.0	Former president Trump goes on the attack just hours after being arrested,
0:13.0	fingerprinted, and leading not guilty to charges over his handling of classified documents.
0:19.0	These kinds of matters are adjudicated through the judicial system.
0:22.0	The Attorney General defends the prosecution.
0:25.0	Why do they have been set up?
0:27.0	This is election interference.
0:29.0	Despite Trump's unprecedented status as a criminal defendant,
0:34.0	enough Republican voters appear to be sticking with him that the former president
0:38.0	remains the 2024 frontrunner.
0:41.0	Next.
0:45.0	This is Washington Week.
0:49.0	Good evening and welcome to Washington Week.
0:51.0	I'm John Yang.
0:52.0	It's been a week for the history books.
0:55.0	Former president Donald Trump is now in a category all by himself.
0:59.0	In a Miami courtroom on Tuesday, Trump entered a not guilty plea to 37 felony counts
1:04.0	dealing with his handling of classified documents.
1:07.0	That makes him the first former American president to face federal criminal charges.
1:12.0	Trump ended his historic day with a campaign fundraiser at his Bedminster New Jersey Golf Club.
1:18.0	He attacked both the indictment and Jack Smith, the special counsel who's leading the prosecution.
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