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The Trump Indictments, read by Glenn Close and Liam Neeson

Mar 21, 2024

Veteran prosecutors discuss the Trump indictments with actors reading the charges. Topics include election interference, New York case, free speech, conspiracy charges, and the significance of indictments.

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Melissa Murray

Andrew Weissmann

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Trump orchestrated a scheme to suppress information pre-2016 election, involving falsified records and payments for silence.

The indictments reveal media complicity in suppressing damaging information about Trump, deviating from its watchdog role.

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The Scheme to Suppress Damaging Information

Donald J. Trump orchestrated a scheme to suppress negative information before the 2016 presidential election, involving the falsification of business records to hide criminal conduct. Payments were made to secure silence, including $130,000 to prevent disclosure of damaging information.

Introduction

2min

Analyzing the DC January 6 Indictment Against Donald J. Trump

9min

Legal Analysis of First Amendment in Relation to Indictment

3min

Conspiracy Charge Against Donald J. Trump

11min

Explaining the Specifics of Speaking Indictments in Legal Cases

2min

The Significance of the Indictment Against Donald Trump

3min

The Scheme to Influence the Election

18min

Exploring Alleged Crimes and the Importance of Civic Engagement

3min

Veteran federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann welcomes his colleague and co-author Melissa Murray for a special two-part episode of Prosecuting Donald Trump. Their new book: The Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Documents with Commentary, collects the four unprecedented indictments against Donald Trump and features extensive footnotes, commentary and a cast of characters from the co-authors.

In this first episode, Andrew and Melissa listen to audio of the indictments as recorded by acclaimed actors Glenn Close and Liam Neeson. Andrew and Melissa share insights from two of the four criminal indictments facing the former president: the DC election interference case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith, and the New York case against Donald Trump, brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

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Main Justice

The Trump Indictments, read by Glenn Close and Liam Neeson

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The Scheme to Suppress Damaging Information

The Role of the National Enquirer and Media Complicity

The Access Hollywood Tape and Cover-up

Consequences Across Multiple Indictments

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