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Jun 2024
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How Trump’s Conviction Could Reshape the...

The New York Times
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Last week, Donald J. Trump became the first U.S. former president to be convicted of a crime when a jury found that he had falsified business records to conceal a sex scandal.

Maggie Haberman, a senior political correspondent for The Times, and Reid J. Epstein, who also covers politics, discuss how the conviction might shape the remaining months of the presidential race.

Guest: Maggie Haberman, a senior political correspondent for The New York Times and Reid J. Epstein, who covers politics for The New York Times.

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