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Apr 2023
58m 37s

The Manhattan Arraignment

MSNBC
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Former President Donald Trump has pled not guilty to 34 criminal charges. Veteran prosecutors Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord explain what the indictment tells us about how D.A. Alvin Bragg plans to build his case. 
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