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Aug 2023
22m 27s

A Law Used Against the Mafia — and Now T...

The New York Times
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On Monday, former President Donald J. Trump and 18 others were indicted by an Atlanta grand jury, with Mr. Trump and some of his former top aides accused of orchestrating a “criminal enterprise” to reverse the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.

Richard Fausset, who covers politics and culture in the American South for The Times, explains why, of all the charges piling up against Trump, this one may be the hardest to escape.

Guest: Richard Fausset, a New York Times correspondent based in Atlanta.

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