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Dec 2023
27m 54s

Inside Trump’s legal strategy

Bbc World Service
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<p>Former US President Donald Trump has been criminally indicted four times and will have a series of trials to attend in 2024 as he pursues a comeback bid for the White House. In total, Trump faces 91 felony charges, including 44 federal and 47 state charges. He denies all the charges. What is his strategy, and what do these cases mean for his presidential ... Show More
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