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The First Indictment

2023/3/31
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Prosecuting Donald Trump

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Chris Hayes: 本期节目的重点在于解释曼哈顿案件的后续法律程序,并帮助大众理解接下来可能发生的事情。他提到特朗普可能面临自首或被引渡,以及即将到来的民事案件等多种法律程序。 Mary McCord: 起诉程序漫长复杂,检察官必须遵守正当程序,被告有权进行各种程序性动作,例如提出驳回动议,要求更多证据披露等。她认为,政治动机并非驳回起诉的充分理由,关键在于证据是否充分支持指控。她还分析了报复性起诉的定义及案例,强调其并非简单的政治动机,而是针对被告行使宪法权利的报复。她认为,事实和法律仍然至关重要,特朗普试图在舆论法庭上进行诉讼的做法并不能改变这一事实。 Andrew Weissmann: 他分析了布拉格检察官的举动以及其他案件(例如杰克·史密斯和福尼·威利斯的案件)的相互影响。他认为,对特朗普的起诉为其他案件树立了先例,降低了对后续起诉的标准,并可能促使其他检察官加快行动。他还强调了对妨碍司法公正行为的重视,以及对其他检察官的支持,认为这体现了对法治的维护。他同时分析了辩方律师向检察官陈述的意义,以及作为案件即将结束的信号。他认为,听取辩方陈述对检察官来说益处良多,但马阿拉歌案件中辩护律师的表现令人失望,这可能会影响到陈述的价值。他最后总结了一个成功的辩方陈述案例,并对马阿拉歌案件的后续发展进行了展望。

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The discussion focuses on the complexities and procedures involved in prosecuting a former president, highlighting the importance of due process and the challenges faced by prosecutors.

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A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump – setting a new precedent for holding American leaders accountable. But how does a prosecutor like Alvin Bragg actually convince a jury to convict a former president? MSNBC legal analysts Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord tell us how prosecutors think about building a case against a former president.