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Aug 2023
41m 45s

The GA Indictment

MSNBC
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A stunning set of charges handed down in GA, accusing Donald Trump and 18 others of being part of a “criminal enterprise” to overturn the 2020 election there. MSNBC legal analysts Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord break down the racketeering and conspiracy charges which are not pardonable by any president -- and tell us what we can expect over the next 10 days as defendants turn themselves in.

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