Donald Trump is the first US president to be convicted of a felony after he was found guilty in the Stormy Daniels hushmoney case in New York. That’s one of six legal cases that Trump is facing – and it can be hard to keep track of them all. In this episode of Start Here, Sandra Gathmann sets out all the cases and explains what they’re about. Could Trump actually go to prison? And what does it all mean for the US presidential election in November?

Chapters:

00:52 — What are the cases Trump is facing?
02:40 — What’s the Stormy Daniels hushmoney case all about?
04:40 — What happens if Trump gets a jail term?
05:10 — The classified documents case
06:00 — Why is the classified documents case postponed?
06:45 — The January 6 federal case explained
07:20 — Storming the Capitol
07:53 — What is Trump arguing at the Supreme Court?
08:46 — What happens to Trump’s federal cases if he wins the election?
09:35 — What is the Georgia election interference case about?
12:08 – How is Trump’s legal trouble affecting his presidential campaign?



This episode features:

Ankush Khardori, Senior Staff Writer, Politico & Former Federal Prosecutor

Rina Shah, Political Strategist

James Sample, Professor of Constitutional Law, Hofstra Law School, New York


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