Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

Watching Trump Shrink in Court

Oct 28, 2023

A discussion on ongoing legal trials involving Donald Trump, including fraud prosecution, defamation trial, vote subversion allegations, Stormy Daniels' hush money payments, and collection of classified documents. An analysis of the Eileen Cannon case, its potential consequences, and judge's temporary suspension of discovery issues. Challenges of navigating overwhelming news, implications of incendiary posts, and analyzing Trump's defense strategy. Concern over MAGA ideology and constitutional lawyering.

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Fannie Willis's lawsuit in Fulton County, Georgia, poses a significant threat to Trump and his alleged co-conspirators.

Trump's defense strategies, as outlined in his motions to dismiss the January 6 prosecution in Washington, D.C., are weak and flawed.

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Summary of the Podcast Episode

In this podcast episode, the host discusses the ongoing legal challenges facing former President Donald Trump. The episode covers various cases, including the New York State fraud prosecution of the Trump Organization, the defamation trial involving E. Jean Carroll, the corruption and election interference charges in Georgia, and the upcoming federal case related to the events of January 6th. The host also examines Trump's defense strategies, including arguments based on the First Amendment, selective prosecution, impeachment acquittal, and statutory claims. Overall, the episode highlights the legal battles and their potential implications for Trump and the MAGA movement.

Introduction

3min

An overview of the civil and criminal cases involving Donald Trump

6min

Consequential Case and Temporary Suspension of Discovery

2min

Navigating the Overwhelming Amount of News Surrounding Trump

24min

Implications of Incendiary Posts and Mark Meadows' Immunity Deal

6min

Trump's Defense Strategy and the Danger of MAGA Ideology

15min

On this week’s show, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Slate’s Jurisprudence Editor, Jeremy Stahl. Jeremy is also the lucky person tasked with helming Slate’s coverage of the many many criminal and civil trials of Donald J Trump and Amicus listeners can expect to hear a lot from Jeremy over the next year. After a week of big news across a number of the former President’s courtroom battles, Jeremy gives us a survey of the legal landscape and some vital pointers about what really matters, what’s nonsense, and what we should be watching and listening for in the coming weeks.

In this week’s Amicus Plus segment, Jeremy Stahl sticks around to have a behind the scenes chat about how Slate’s jurisprudence team is tackling the thorny issue of reporting on the Trump trial - sorting wheat from chaff and stakes from horse race.

Dahlia’s book Lady Justice: Women, the Law and the Battle to Save America, is also available as an audiobook, and Amicus listeners can get a 25 percent discount by entering the code “AMICUS” at checkout.

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