Jonathan Alter takes us inside the hush money trial that made Donald Trump the first ex-president felon in American history.
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Trump’s “Weaponization” Narrative Just Got Shot Down
Plus, rebuilding the Ukrainian economy and a review of the new book ‘White Poverty’—all in the June 11, 2024 newsletter.
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Donald Trump Should Drop Out
We’ve had months of calls for Joe Biden to drop out because of middling poll numbers. The grounds for a Trump withdrawal are far firmer.
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Day Five: A Guide to Opening Arguments in the Trump Hush Money Trial
The prosecution narrative begins with the 2015 “Trump Tower Conspiracy.”
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Why the Trump Trial Is Like a Bullfight
The distinct stages of prosecution have a choreographed quality, but will the prosecutor, like a matador, be able to slay its prey?
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Day Four of the Hush Money Trial: The Judge Tells Donald Trump to Sit Down
Day four of the hush money trial underscored how little control Trump has as both sides get ready for their opening statements.
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Biden Isn’t Talking About Trump’s Hush Money Trial, For Good Reason
There could be a mistrial, or Trump could be acquitted, so why even mention Stormy Daniels?
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The Steady Judge Merchan and The Desperate Trump Defense
Jonathan Alter—the journalist, historian, and Washington Monthly contributing editor—reports from the first day of Trump’s hush money trial
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Make Donald Trump Pick Up Trash if He Violates the Gag Order
That’s the right penalty for an ex-president who has been mouthing off in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. He can’t easily be sent to prison without making him a martyr. But picking up beer cans is perfect.
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Stormy Weather Ahead for Trump
Rulings by the New York State judge in the Stormy Daniels hush money trial increase the odds of a Trump conviction.
