179. Donald Trump's Legal Troubles (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish"><u><strong>Support the Podcast and Join my Patreon HERE -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish</strong></u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/CLICK%20HERE%20TO%20DONATE%20OR%20SUPPORT%20TO%20PODCAST!!!!%20-%20https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/"><u><strong>CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT THE PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/</strong></u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Donald Trump is currently under criminal investigation. The FBI have raided his house in Florida, he has been interviewed by lawyers in New York, 850 of his supporters arrested, and his allies accused in Georgia. Interestingly, these events are actually part of four separate criminal investigations connected to Trump and his companies! Let’s learn more about Trump’s legal troubles today, while practicing some political and legal English!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/10/12/donald-trumps-legal-trouble/" target="_blank"><strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/10/12/donald-trumps-legal-trouble/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h3><strong>You may also like...</strong></h3> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/10/10/what-is-inflation/">178. What is Inflation? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/10/05/should-student-loan-debt-be-forgiven/">177. Should Student Loan Debt be Forgiven? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/10/03/what-was-the-french-revolution/">176. What was the French Revolution? (English Vocabulary Lesson)</a></p> <p><a href="http://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/09/28/the-language-of-protesting/">175. The Language of Protesting (English Vocabulary Lesson</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1fuqul"><u>thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) </u></a></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/"><u>Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog</u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h2>Vocabulary List</h2> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Investigation (n) – the act or process of examining a crime, problem, statement</strong></p> <p><em>An investigation is under way into the disappearance of a 70-year-old man</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To charge (v) – to make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime</strong></p> <p><em>She’s been charged with murder</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Offence (n) – an illegal act; a crime</strong></p> <p><em>Driving without a license is an offence</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Federal (adj) – relating to the central government, and not to the government of a region</strong></p> <p><em>He broke both state and federal laws</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Classified (adj) – classified information is officially stated to be secret</strong></p> <p><em>These documents contain classified material</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To violate (v) – to break or act against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated with respect</strong></p> <p><em>They were charged with violating federal law</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To sentence (v) – to decide and say officially what a punishment will be</strong></p> <p><em>He was sentenced to life imprisonment</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To prosecute (v) – to officially accuse someone of committing a crime in a law court</strong></p> <p><em>Shoplifters will be prosecuted</em></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support</a>

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