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Amy discusses what the Trump trials in New York will mean politically. She argues that the most important political aspect of the trial is that Trump is in the spotlight and his liabilities.
Transcript:
Amy Walter: [00:00:00] Hello. Welcome to First Person. Here to talk with you about what the Trump trial could mean politically.
Now, we are in week two here, and, uh, there's been a lot of action, both in the courtroom and out of the courtroom. The judge the other day just put a 9, 000 fine onto Donald Trump for, uh, breaking the gag order. But I think what the most important thing politically about this trial isn't so much about.
What the final outcome is as the fact that it is a moment where instead of Joe Biden being in the spotlight and all of the, the weight that he's carrying, being in the spotlight, the unpopularity about his, uh, the way that
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