Will Trump's conviction make a difference in the US election?
This Is Why
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4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 31 May 2024
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
A New York jury found him guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up hush money he paid to bury a sex scandal ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
On this Sky News Daily, Tom Cheshire speaks to Sky's US correspondent James Matthews about how the trial unfolded and what it could mean for this year's White House race.
Political commentator and Trump biographer Michael Wolff also joins the podcast to discuss the choice that US voters now have between an increasingly unpopular incumbent or a convicted criminal.
Podcast Producer: Sydney Pead
Editor: Paul Stanworth
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| 1:01.0 | Donald Trump has been found guilty of falsifying business records to cover up the hush money |
| 1:05.9 | he paid to bury a sex scandal. It's the first time a former president has been found guilty of a crime |
| 1:12.6 | or a major party nominee has become a convicted felon all in an election year. |
| 1:17.6 | It's a rig trial, a disgrace. They wouldn't give us a venue change. We were at 5% or 6% in this district in this area. |
| 1:30.6 | This was a rigged disgraceful trial that the real verdict is going to be November 5th by the people. |
| 1:39.4 | And they know what happened here and everybody knows what happened here. |
| 1:42.7 | So what does this mean for the presidential race? |
| 1:45.2 | And will it make a difference to Trump's popularity with voters across the United States? |
| 1:50.1 | I'm Tom Cheshire and this is the Sky News Daily. |
| 1:57.7 | Let's get straight into it. |
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