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Reading the Tea Leaves of Trump’s Trial, the Jury and the Coming Verdict

Scott Shafer
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 28: Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears for his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 28, 2024 in New York City. The former president faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. (Photo by Steven Hirsch - Pool/Getty Images)

Donald Trump’s legal fate is now in the hands of a jury in Manhattan, where the former president is facing 34 felony counts related to hush money payments made to former porn actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. Scott is joined by legal scholar and former U.S. Attorney Harry Litman to break down what he heard and saw in the courtroom these past weeks.

Check out Litman’s podcast Talking Feds, which analyzes cases before the federal courts.

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