History in the Making
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Donald Trump is on the precipice of his New York criminal trial, a historical first for a former president. Veteran prosecutors Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord give a primer on the who, what, when, where and why of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case, as both sides prep for jury selection. Then they head to Florida, where tensions are elevated between Special Counsel Jack Smith and Judge Aileen Cannon over jury instructions and Judge Cannon’s handling of that case.
For further reading, as Andrew and Mary mentioned in this episode, here are United States District Judge Royce Lamberth’s Notes for Sentencing for a defendant named Taylor James Johnatakis. Johnatakis was sentenced to 87 months for his role in the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
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Sorry, I ran out of room. I never twittered or Xd. So, I don't have the discipline of using few characters. Anyway, I found the discussion of whether or not the jury pool would be tainted by certain information about Trump's situation being allowed to circulate pretrial. Who the heck that might be a juror has not heard it all by now, or as Andrew might say, could google it. Keep up the good work. Michael Gilman PA-C Falmouth, MA
Hello Andrew and Mary. Thank you for doing these podcasts to shed light. On what's going on in this critical time for our country. And also thank you for your appearances on various m. Sn BC political interview shows. The information is valuable and much appreciated. I would like to offer 2 teeny critiques. Mary used the word democrat as an adjective. That usage has the lineage to go straight back to McCarthy and right winners today, use it too. Democratic is correct. Who