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Jun 2023
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Special Episode: A Second Trump Indictme...

The New York Times
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The seven new criminal charges against Donald Trump relate to his handling of classified material upon leaving office and then obstructing the government’s efforts to reclaim them. Michael S. Schmidt, who covers national security and federal investigations for The Times, talks about what this will mean for Trump, and for President Biden, whose administrati ... Show More
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