How Scared Should Trump Be?

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🗓️ 6 April 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Is the Manhattan DA’s case against Donald Trump something he can wriggle out of, or is the former president in real legal trouble this time? Some are already dismissing Alvin Bragg’s investigation as weak and small potatoes. But others are more optimistic. What’s the case for indicting - on these charges? Guest: Norm Eisen, senior fellow at Brookings Governance, CNN legal analyst. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Amicus—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	There's maybe no observer who is more ready for Donald Trump's arrangement on Tuesday,
0:11.2	the norm Eisen.
0:13.0	As a former White House ethics are, he's been anticipating Trump's arrest for years.
0:18.7	He even worked with the House Judiciary Committee when it brought its first impeachment case
0:23.5	against Trump.
0:24.5	For the last few months, every now and again, he would pop up on cable news to predict
0:30.2	the future.
0:31.2	Do you think there is an imminency and what is the likelihood of what the charges are
0:36.6	about?
0:37.6	This is normed two years back, so long ago that Chris Cuomo was still a host on CNN.
0:43.4	At the time, criminal charges had just been brought against the Trump Organization,
0:47.7	and there was speculation that the former president could be next.
0:50.8	It does seem that charges are imminent.
0:54.3	We've talked about this before.
0:55.7	The storm clouds have been gathering a number of signs.
0:59.8	And now, well...
1:01.1	So now that criminal charges have been brought against the former president by Manhattan
1:05.0	DA Alvin Bragg, I wanted to catch up with Norm on what a long, wild ride it's been.
1:11.9	I have been out on a limb for the past two weeks saying charges are coming.
1:19.3	They're coming soon.
1:20.3	There's a strong case here.
1:23.0	The evidence is powerful.
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