Trump on Trial—And on the Trail
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Just days before the Republican caucuses in Iowa officially kick off the presidential nominating process, the GOP field narrowed after former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie exited the race. Meanwhile, Donald Trump, the former president and current front-runner for the Republican nomination, spent the week campaigning in Iowa and appearing in courts in Washington, D.C., and New York City.
Joining the editor in chief of The Atlantic and moderator, Jeffrey Goldberg, this week to discuss this and more are Josh Gerstein, a senior legal-affairs reporter at Politico; Steve Inskeep, the host of Morning Edition on NPR; Nikole Killion, a congressional correspondent for CBS News; and Adrienne LaFrance, the executive editor of The Atlantic.
Read the full transcript here.