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Jun 2024
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Donald Trump has been convicted on all 34 charges in his NYC hush money trial. What does that mean for his future? We get the latest from our legal expert Harry Litman. Plus, longtime political reporter Dan Balz from the Washington Post joins for a wide ranging political discussion! Will these convictions help or hurt Trump? We also discuss the state of the Presidential race and what President Biden's strengths and weaknesses are as election season ramps up. 


Read Harry's coverage of the Trump trial for the LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/people/harry-litman


Read Dan Balz' latest in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/dan-balz/

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