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George Conway Explains It All (To Sarah Longwell)

Trump's Witness was a Disaster, Cohen Nailed It

George Conway Explains It All (To Sarah Longwell)

The Bulwark

News, Politics, Society & Culture

4.82.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

As the verdict loom in the New York case, George Conway and Sarah Longwell get into the consequences of a Trump conviction. They also cover the importance of jury instructions and closing arguments, how media coverage is shaping perception of the trial, and a recap of the witnesses, from Michael Cohen to Robert Costello.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm taking a lot of incoming right now from people kind of, there's a lot of reporters writing their stories about what happens if there's a conviction and how does it impact voters?

0:08.0

I'm not, I don't really look at it in that, those terms. I don't know that it really is gonna to matter that much to vote but you're the expert on that

0:15.2

And here's my overall take is that a conviction hurts him on the margins but in an election that's going to be decided on the margins, it matters.

0:24.8

It matters.

0:27.8

Hello everyone and welcome to George Conway explains it all to me I'm Sarah

0:34.0

Longwell publisher of the bulwark and because I'm not a lawyer I asked my good friend

0:37.3

George Conway to explain the legal news to me he's from the society for the rule

0:41.0

of law where a lot of our friends are hey great live show last week

0:44.3

almost sold out six but I think they loved it you you were out of control man of course I'm always

0:50.3

out of control it was super fun didn't you think? It was fun. You like seeing that

0:54.8

bull work crowd like there? I liked using the word spank. You did you were you know. I mean how often do you get to

1:01.6

in an important legal discussion get to use the word spank?

1:05.1

Sure I could see how that why that was a thrill for you for me.

1:08.7

I felt like I was in like a religious venue and I felt like I was maybe offending if not my god

1:14.1

someone's god but you know it's cool I think it's the magazine gods

1:18.7

and the other magazines are for reading not spanking speaking Speaking of funny things that George Conway does, so I saw that you put up your own billboard?

1:27.6

I did.

1:28.6

You can just see you having a good time with all of this.

1:30.7

This was a very good time and I was interviewed by local Palm Beach media this morning.

1:35.0

Yeah, it's good.

1:37.0

And I'm going to actually talk about an MS-MSC.

1:40.0

Everyone needs hobbies. Billboard are great and basically, whoops,ops sorry and here's what the billboard says.

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