Trial date set in New York hush money case, Fani Willis takes the stand in Georgia
from Trump's Trials
by NPR
Published: Fri Feb 16 2024
Show Notes
For this episode of Trump's Trials, NPR's MaryLouise Kelly speaks NPR's AndreaBernstein and Georgia politics reporter Sam Gringlas.
On March 25th the New York hush money case will go to trial, making it the first time a former president will be defendant in a criminal trial. Former President Donald Trump is facing 34 counts related to falsifying business records during the 2016campaign in order to keep past affairs a secret. This will be the first of the four criminal cases to go to trial.
In Georgia, an evidence hearing was held over whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the election interference case. Willis is accused of having an improper relationship with Nathan Wade, a prosecutor she hired to work on the case. They have acknowledge the relationship but denied Willis financially benefited from it. Willis and Wade both took the stand in defense of themselves.
Topics include:
- Trial schedule for New York hush money case
- Evidence hearing for Georgia election interference case
- Efforts to disqualify Willis
- Willis and Wade testimony
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On March 25th the New York hush money case will go to trial, making it the first time a former president will be defendant in a criminal trial. Former President Donald Trump is facing 34 counts related to falsifying business records during the 2016campaign in order to keep past affairs a secret. This will be the first of the four criminal cases to go to trial.
In Georgia, an evidence hearing was held over whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the election interference case. Willis is accused of having an improper relationship with Nathan Wade, a prosecutor she hired to work on the case. They have acknowledge the relationship but denied Willis financially benefited from it. Willis and Wade both took the stand in defense of themselves.
Topics include:
- Trial schedule for New York hush money case
- Evidence hearing for Georgia election interference case
- Efforts to disqualify Willis
- Willis and Wade testimony
Follow the show on ApplePodcasts or Spotify for new episodes each Saturday.
Sign up for sponsor-free episodes and support NPR's political journalism at plus.npr.org/trumpstrials.
Email the show at trumpstrials@npr.org.
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