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Oct 2023
25m 15s

The Lawyers Now Turning on Trump

The New York Times
About this episode

Over the past few days, two of the lawyers who tried to help former President Donald J. Trump stay in power after losing the 2020 election pleaded guilty in a Georgia racketeering case and have agreed to cooperate with prosecutors against him.

Richard Faussett, who writes about politics in the American South for The Times, explains why two of Mr. Trump’s former allies have now turned against him.

Guest: Richard Fausset, a correspondent for The New York Times covering the American South.

Background reading: 

  • Sidney Powell, a member of the Trump legal team in 2020, pleaded guilty and will cooperate with prosecutors seeking to convict the former president in an election interference case in Georgia.
  • Kenneth Chesebro, a Trump-aligned lawyer, also pleaded guilty in Georgia.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

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