BBC correspondent and law professors discuss Trump's legal issues, including hush money case, presidential immunity, and potential impact on election chances. Delve into complexities of legal battles, delays, and voter perceptions. Analyze strategies for 2024 election and medical emergency in Bly village.
Trump's legal issues include election subversion, fraud, defamation, and pending criminal cases.
Appeals and delays in legal proceedings may impact Trump's election chances.
Deep dives
Stormy Daniels Hush Money Case Details
Donald Trump faced charges related to falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments to Stormy Daniels, an adult film star, before the 2016 election. The prosecution presented the case as an election subversion to keep crucial information from voters, which led to felony convictions.
Civil Cases Against Donald Trump
Trump lost two civil cases, one involving fraud by inflating property values for tax and loan purposes, resulting in hefty fines and business bans. The other case was defamation against E. Jean Carroll, where he denied her assault allegations and was found liable, ordered to pay millions in damages.
Pending Criminal Cases and Appeals
Trump faces three pending criminal cases, including the Georgia RICO conspiracy case and the election interference case in Washington. The classified documents case in Florida, previously expected to be swift, is progressing slowly. Appeals and legal issues delay these cases, unlikely to conclude before the election.
David Aaronovitch and guests discuss Donald Trump's conviction in the hush money case, examine the cases yet to be heard and ask whether any of this hurts his election chances?
Guests:
Anthony Zurcher, BBC North America correspondent
Jack Chin, Professor of Criminal Law at the University of California, Davis
Wendy Schiller, Professor of Political Science at Brown University
Production team: Caroline Bayley, Miriam Quayyum, Kirsteen Knight and Ben Carter
Editor: Richard Vadon
Production Co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman
Sound engineers: Rod Farquhar
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