Trump's Trials

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Reporting and analysis on the inquiries, trials, and criminal probes facing former President Donald Trump. From the Jan. 6 insurrection and Georgia election interference, to the ongoing question of classified documents - and beyond - host Scott Detrow, political editor Domenico Montanaro and legal experts dive deep every week to explore the news inside the courtrooms and the stakes for American democracy.Support NPR's reporting by subscribing to Trump's Trials+ and unlock sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org/trumpstrials

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    Trump says he wants tariffs to start February first
    President Trump says he's looking at Feb.1 as the day when he'll slap tariffs on Canada and Mexico — two countries his first administration negotiated a trade deal with.

    Then, an executive order to rename an Alaskan mountain with the highest peak in North America wouldn't be the first name change for Denali.

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    22 January 2025, 4:02 pm
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    President Trump signed a slew of executive actions on day one
    President Trump issued pardons and commutations to every defendant charged and convicted in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which injured more than 140 police officers.

    Then, President Trump kicked off a slew of executive actions related to immigration in a signing ceremony at the Oval Office on Monday evening. Hear the latest on on those policies.

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    21 January 2025, 4:54 pm
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    What to expect today as Trump takes the oath of office for a second time
    President-elect Trump will get sworn in today for his second term in the White House. We preview what we know about the day.

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    20 January 2025, 5:19 pm
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    Trump Begins Presidency In Delicate Position, Poll Finds
    As Donald Trump prepares to once again assume the office of the presidency, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds that, despite his claims of an "unprecedented and powerful mandate," Trump may have to be careful about how far he decides to go with what he wants to do.

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    15 January 2025, 3:25 pm
  • 5 minutes 11 seconds
    Special counsel Jack Smith says evidence against Trump was enough to convict him
    The Department of Justice's long-awaited election interference report against Donald Trump, released early Tuesday, said the evidence against the president-elect would have led to his conviction at trial — if not for his election victory that led to charges being dropped. NPR's Carrie Johnson reports.

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    14 January 2025, 3:23 pm
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    Trump's national security team will start their Senate confirmation hearings
    President-elect Trump's picks for his national security team will soon start confirmation hearings, after his remarks about buying Greenland, taking over the Panama Canal and making Canada a state.

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    13 January 2025, 3:36 pm
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    After Trump's criminal sentence, 'a new era of American history'
    This episode: Scott Detrow talks about the legal and political implications of Donald Trump's sentence in the New York hush money case with NPR senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro and University of Baltimore Law Professor Kim Wehle. Plus: what we could learn from special counsel Jack Smith's report that may soon be released in the wake of his resignation from the justice department.

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    12 January 2025, 1:29 pm
  • 4 minutes 59 seconds
    Trump Is Sentenced In Hush Money Case
    President-elect Donald Trump received on an unconditional discharge for his criminal conviction in New York on Friday, meaning he will not face fines, prison, or any other penalties.

    The former and future president appeared virtually in a Manhattan courtroom on Friday for his sentencing on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a payment to an adult film star.

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    10 January 2025, 5:36 pm
  • 9 minutes 26 seconds
    Big tech gets ready for Trump's return
    Trump has tapped Silicon Valley insiders to lead AI policy. There's talk of a "Manhattan Project" for military AI. Advocates are worried the risks and misuse of the technology will grow under Trump.

    And, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg announced the end of fact-checking on his social media platforms. Industry watchers say it's another sign Silicon Valley is trying to get in President-elect Trump's good graces.

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    8 January 2025, 4:03 pm
  • 5 minutes 35 seconds
    Four years after the Capitol riot, its meaning and legacy are still debated
    Trump has promised to pardon many who were involved in the violence of Jan 6. Experts on authoritarianism and extremism say that promise adds to the debate over how the day will be remembered. NPR's Juana Summers speaks to Odette Yousef.

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    7 January 2025, 4:02 pm
  • 6 minutes 59 seconds
    How Trump can end the war in Ukraine, according to a former ambassador
    NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Michael McFaul, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, about his recent piece in Foreign Affairs, "How Trump Can End the War in Ukraine."

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    3 January 2025, 4:45 pm
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