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Trump's alleged 'hush money' scheme, explained

Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury selection in New York, Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury selection in New York, Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Georgetown law professor Mary McCord about why New York district attorney Alvin Bragg is charging former President Donald Trump with falsifying business records in a case that Bragg says is really about trying to influence the 2016 election outcome.

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