Andrew ProCop: Aisa Hutchinson, the former governor of Arkansas, said that Trump should quit the race now that he's been indicted. He says some Republicans are closing ranks behind him, defending this as a deep state overreach. How about the current president, Andrew? This is Joe Biden's Department of Justice; what has the Biden administration have to say about this?
For the first time in American history, a former president faces federal charges. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Siona Peterous, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael and Cristian Ayala, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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