Trump's Trials Reporting and analysis on the inquiries, trials, and criminal probes facing former President Donald Trump. From the Jan. 6 insurrection and Georgia election interference, to the ongoing question of classified documents - and beyond - host Scott Detrow, political editor Domenico Montanaro and legal experts dive deep every week to explore the news inside the courtrooms and the stakes for American democracy.

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Reporting and analysis on the inquiries, trials, and criminal probes facing former President Donald Trump. From the Jan. 6 insurrection and Georgia election interference, to the ongoing question of classified documents - and beyond - host Scott Detrow, political editor Domenico Montanaro and legal experts dive deep every week to explore the news inside the courtrooms and the stakes for American democracy.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 29: Former U.S. President Donald Trump with attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove attends his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 29, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Jabin Botsford-Pool/Getty Images) Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump hush money sentencing postponed until after the election

For this episode of Trump's Trials, All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR politics reporter Ximena Bustillo.

Trump hush money sentencing postponed until after the election

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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 28: Attorneys for former U.S. President Donald Trump Todd Blanche (R), John Lauro (2nd R) and Gregory Singer (L) arrive at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Court House August 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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The fight over whether the Jan. 6th case will make it to trial

For this episode of Trump's Trials, All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro speaks with NPR Justice Correspondent Carrie Johnson.

The fight over whether the Jan. 6th case will make it to trial

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ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 08: A community member takes a sticker after voting on November 8, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images) Megan Varner/Getty Images hide caption

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New Georgia rule could lead to election certification challenges

For this episode of Trump's Trials, All Things Considered Host Ailsa Chang speaks with Voting Correspondent Miles Parks.

New Georgia rule could lead to election certification challenges

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US former President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, a bandage on his ear after being wounded in an assassination attempt, applauds during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 15, 2024. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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An inconceivable summer — what comes next?

For this episode of Trump's Trials, host Scott Detrow takes a look back at an unbelievable summer in politics. NPR's Domenico Montanaro looks ahead at what to expect over the next 66 days of campaigning.

An inconceivable summer — what comes next?

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President Donald Trump speaks at the "Stop The Steal" Rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption

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New indictment against Trump in the federal Jan. 6 case

For this episode of Trump's Trials, All Things Considered Host Ailsa Chang speaks with Justice Correspondent Carrie Johnson.

New indictment against Trump in the federal Jan. 6 case

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FILE - The updated indictment against former President Donald Trump, Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira is photographed July 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File) Jon Elswick/AP hide caption

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Trump's classified documents case is dismissed - what happens next?

For this episode of Trump's Trials, host Scott Detrow speaks with Constitutional expert Kim Wehle.

Trump's classified documents case is dismissed - what happens next?

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The Alto Lee Adams Sr. United States Courthouse, where hearings took place for former President Donald Trump's bid to dismiss the charges he faces for allegedly mishandling classified documents. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump's classified documents case has been dismissed by judge

For this episode of Trump's Trials, All Things Considered's Ailsa Chang speaks with NPR's Greg Allen and Carrie Johnson.

Trump's classified documents case has been dismissed by judge

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Two experts on why U.S. democracy is no longer on "sure footing"

For this episode of Trump's Trials, host Scott Detrow speaks with Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky, the authors of How Democracies Die and Tyranny of the Minority.

Two experts on why U.S. democracy is no longer on "sure footing"

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The US Supreme Court on July 1, 2024, in Washington, DC, the day it ruled that presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution. DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The Supreme Court's immunity ruling complicates all the cases against Trump

For this episode of Trump's Trials, host Domenico Montanaro speaks with former deputy assistant attorney general Harry Litman.

The Supreme Court's immunity ruling complicates all the cases against Trump

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American politician Richard Nixon (1913 - 1994) at the White House with his family after his resignation as President, 9th August 1974. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Keystone/Getty Images hide caption

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Nixon attorney: "Richard Nixon would have had a pass" with this Supreme Court

For this episode of Trump's Trials, All Things Considered host Ailsa Chang speaks with NPR Justice Correspondent Carrie Johnson.

Nixon attorney: "Richard Nixon would have had a pass" with this Supreme Court

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