The News Agents - USA

Trump to face criminal trial ... before the election

Mar 26, 2024

Ben Smith from Semafor discusses Trump's upcoming criminal trial and financial struggles. They also talk about MSNBC's crisis after hiring a Republican election-denier. Plus, insights on Truth Social's launch and its potential profits.

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Trump will face a criminal trial before the election for the Hush Money case involving Stormy Daniels, impacting his campaign.

The legal debate questions if Trump's actions constitute a felony offense or a misdemeanor, posing challenges for his campaign strategies.

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Criminal Trial Involving Stormy Daniels and Hush Money Case

The upcoming criminal trial of Donald Trump, the first ex-president to face such a trial, concerning the Hush Money case involving the former porn star Stormy Daniels, aims to determine if Trump illegally paid $130,000 campaign funds to silence Daniels about their affair, potentially impacting his election campaign.

Introduction

2min

Trump's Impending Trial and Legal Challenges

9min

Insights on Trump's Campaign Funding and Truth Social Launch

4min

Media Controversies and Political Influence

12min

Navigating Truth Social's Political and Financial Landscape

6min

Speculation on Elections, Media Bias, and Political Voices

2min

Trump will face a criminal trial in front of a jury before the presidential election. He'll be the first ex-president to do so - all while he has to stump up the not so measly 175 million dollars to write off his fraudulent asset evaluations. At least it's not the original $464 million - which was knocked down at the eleventh hour on Monday. Truth Social, his social media site, looks to be earning him a pretty penny at least as it's set to go public.

Plus - we talk to Ben Smith of Semafor about the crisis at MSNBC after the network hire Republican election-denier Ronna McDaniel to be part of the 'sensible right-wing commentators' paid to contribute on the shows.

Editor: Gabriel Radus

Video Production: Rory Symon

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The News Agents - USA

Trump to face criminal trial ... before the election

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Criminal Trial Involving Stormy Daniels and Hush Money Case

Legal Consequences and Weakness of the Case Against Trump

Implications of Trial Timing on Trump's Campaigning

Financial Challenges and Debt Settlement

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