Deadline: White House

Prosecuting Donald Trump: The First Indictment

Episode Summary

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted. Veteran prosecutors Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord take us inside the strategies prosecutors might use to build their case.

Episode Notes

A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump – setting a new precedent for holding American leaders accountable. But how does a prosecutor like Alvin Bragg actually convince a jury to convict a former president? MSNBC legal analysts Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord tell us how prosecutors think about building a case against a former president.

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