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In a Manhattan Courtroom

2024/4/16
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Prosecuting Donald Trump

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Andrew Weissman和Mary McCord认为,特朗普被指控伪造商业记录的目的是为了掩盖一项旨在压制负面信息和散布虚假信息的计划。该计划涉及向多名女性支付封口费,以阻止她们在2016年总统大选期间公开不利于特朗普的信息。他们详细阐述了指控中涉及的各种商业记录,包括发票、总账和支票存根,并解释了这些记录如何被伪造以掩盖付款的真实性质。他们还讨论了检方试图证明特朗普与美国媒体公司合谋压制负面信息和散布关于其对手的虚假信息。 Andrew Weissman和Mary McCord讨论了陪审团选择过程中的不同寻常之处,包括法官允许潜在陪审员自行申请免除陪审义务。他们解释了“有因挑战”和“任意挑战”之间的区别,以及如何运用这些挑战来确保陪审团的公平性。他们还讨论了陪审团选择过程中提出的问题,以及这些问题如何被用来识别潜在的偏见。

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The episode begins with an overview of the charges against Donald Trump, focusing on the falsification of business records to conceal illegal activities related to the 2016 election.

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On Monday, jury selection began in what is the first and potentially only criminal trial former President Trump may face before the November election. Veteran prosecutors Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord detail the jury selection process and what to track about the motions being filed, including one to hold Trump in contempt for violating a gag order. And they look at arguments before the Supreme Court in the Fischer case, in which a January 6th rioter is challenging a lower court ruling that he obstructed an official proceeding.

A very special thanks to renowned actor Robert De Niro for reading an excerpt from the New York criminal indictment. You’ll hear his voice throughout the trial as relevant portions of these documents arise.

Also, a reminder that Prosecuting Donald Trump) and Into America) have been nominated for Webby Awards! And MSNBC needs your help to win. Voting is open until April 18th. Check out vote.webbyawards.com) to vote for both shows.