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Former President Donald J Trump keeps figuring out ways to escape criminal liability. The Supreme Court has thrown a wrench into the insurrection case and delayed sentencing in the campaign finance hush money case, while a Florida judge helped him slip out from under charges of recklessly mishandling classified documents… at least, for now.
But Trump has seen less success defending himself in civil courtrooms - including two judgments against him in defamation cases brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. Trump owes tens of millions of dollars.
On this episode of our series “The Law According to Trump,” is the civil court path to holding Trump to account in a way that actually sticks? Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, speaks with host Andrea Bernstein about his case that uses the 150-year-old KKK Act to make Trump face consequences for his actions on January 6th.
This episode is member-exclusive. Listen to it now by subscribing to Slate Plus. By joining, not only will you unlock the full season of The Law According to Trump—you’ll also access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from The Law According to Trump show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/thelawplus to get access wherever you listen.
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Former President Donald J Trump keeps figuring out ways to escape criminal liability. The Supreme Court has thrown a wrench into the insurrection case and delayed sentencing in the campaign finance hush money case, while a Florida judge helped him slip out from under charges of recklessly mishandling classified documents… at least, for now.
But Trump has seen less success defending himself in civil courtrooms - including two judgments against him in defamation cases brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. Trump owes tens of millions of dollars.
On this episode of our series “The Law According to Trump,” is the civil court path to holding Trump to account in a way that actually sticks? Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, speaks with host Andrea Bernstein about his case that uses the 150-year-old KKK Act to make Trump face consequences for his actions on January 6th.
This episode is member-exclusive. Listen to it now by subscribing to Slate Plus. By joining, not only will you unlock the full season of The Law According to Trump—you’ll also access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from The Law According to Trump show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/thelawplus to get access wherever you listen.

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