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Mock Trial: Should Trump’s Conviction Stand?

Mock Trial: Should Trump’s Conviction Stand?

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July 26, 202453m 15s

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Show Notes

Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, but legal scholars question whether it could be overturned in an appeal or due to a new Supreme Court ruling. Those arguing for New York say no individual, even a president, is above the law. Those arguing for the defendant say his actions were within the scope of his official duties. Now we debate: Mock Trial: Should Trump’s Conviction Stand?


For the Appellee: Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law 

For the Appellant:  Randy Zelin, Trial Attorney; Adjunct Law Professor at Cornell Law School 

 

Emmy award-winning journalist John Donvan moderates 

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