Will Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial Impact The Presidential Election? Political Scientist Weighs In

Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago Charles Lipson joins "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the 2024 presidential election and Donald Trump's legal challenges.
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[@April-bu1th]

I wanna know why we have to pay for things that was given to us by god. Our government is BS.

[@Beckasarus230]

Did nobody explain to you how countries and economies work?

[@ThrockmortonJGildersleeve]

​@@Beckasarus230 No..We were all waiting for you.

[@Beckasarus230]

@ThrockmortonJGildersleeve I know you're joking but I also know there are American adults that have no idea where other countries are or any idea about what goes on outside of America.

[@godsbeautifulflatearth]

The Trump Derangement Syndrome never ends. What they have done, and continue to do to him is beyond comprehension. Prayers up for my beloved President and his family. 🙏👑🕊️✨

[@ChrisDeWine]

*The resurgence is showing in the polls...😂 🤣 😂*

[@aaronmiller5012]

@@ChrisDeWineThe decline of Biden is showing in the polls as Trump leads in most battleground states!!! As well as polls declining for Biden in the issues of the economy, crime, the border, who to trust more on foreign policy, mentally and physically fit for office, Biden is down in those polls.

[@GayleAllen-RINO]

DONALD IS THE ONLY PERSON WITH TDS...🍄

[@ThrockmortonJGildersleeve]

Lolz ,this( D)emolition is going to be hard to navigate

[@kristinakilby6798]

I will admit. I had it. Got over it. Voted for Trump. There are some of us who can still think for ourselves.

[@Rebecca-bb6od]

Prayers for president D.J.T 🙏 ❤

[@woodysneighbor4686]

Lock him up! Lock him up! Lock him up!

[@jamesburke5873]

The short answer is Yes.......this will make sure Trump is PRESIDENT.......it proves what Trump has been saying is True

[@charliebrown5611]

🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@Sanetaification]

Which is what?

[@mikew764]

Keep dreaming😂

[@jamesburke5873]

@@Sanetaification that biden is trying to jail his political opponent....... simple......it was biden that had the FBI raid Trump....... documents dropped in the Florida case

[@ThrockmortonJGildersleeve]

​@@Sanetaification that the case is bs ..deal with it

[@barbmccafferty4533]

I'd vote for Trump if he is jailed. My friends and family feel the same way.

[@user-qm5er2cc1p]

U live in Russia. so nobody cares who u vote for comrade

[@Avogadros_number]

Totally not a cult…

[@ns-uo7it]

This guy says that trump is under a gag order and Michael cohen isn’t…yet Michael cohen isn’t the one on trial

[@dayb1938]

Exactly!

[@mariobaculli4975]

He's under a gag order because in an age of tyranny telling the truth becomes a treasonous act, and thats what we are witnessing right now and exactly why im abandoning biden for trump 2024! and these ridiculous cases where no crime has been committed in a system where you are supposed to be INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY and yet they are still stripping him of his constitutional right to say what he wants when he wants and treating him like a criminal is borderline treason and the act of a tyrannical dictatorship and we didnt lose 100000 American troops fighting the Nazis to hand this country to a tyrant from Delaware. TRUMP 2024!!

[@woodysneighbor4686]

Lock him up! Lock him up! Lock him up!

[@jamesolmstead4610]

and.... they said it wasn't interference to the point of changing the overall outcome huh?

[@raydugas845]

So David Pecker did what Dorsey and Zuch were doing in 2020?

[@andrewmeacham4595]

One minute he says something smart. The next he’s as informative as an avid Tucker Carlson listener. Really, you don’t understand how a witness like Cohen - who is not the defendant - can say “anything he wants,” while the defendant in the current trial can’t try to intimidate jurors or the judge’s family members?

[@suzankephart8461]

Wasn't Cohen the guy that spent some prison time for lying? Maybe I got the wrong guy.

[@Bi11yParham]

@@suzankephart8461Unless you’re just parroting party lines, you sound like you might be familiar with the case. Do you remember what he was lying about?

[@andrewmeacham4595]

@@suzankephart8461If a liar says, “Water freezes at 32 degrees,” are you going to say, “That can’t be, for you are a known liar”? Everything he says will be corroborated nine ways to Sunday.

[@ns-uo7it]

Mr lipson, trump is not BENEATH the law or above the law. He is being treated way better than I would (an ordinary citizen) if I was caught doing half the things he’s being accused of

[@ThrockmortonJGildersleeve]

Nope .they would have charged you 8 years ago ..get real u special pleob ! 😅

[@charliebrown5611]

Awwwwww. The Serial criminal is being held accountable.

[@silksnapper4777]

KENNEDY is sitting and talking for 30 min and on a lot of podcasts will the others do the same

[@Bass-lh6hn]

I sure hope so.

[@macmcelveen1241]

Remember Remember the 5th of November.

[@joycemclean3894]

So many people turned to republicans from democrats and voting for Trump ❤

[@pmitchell6328]

Nope, he doesn’t even have to campaign! Kinda like when Biden didn’t 4 years ago.

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"Bidenomic's Buffet"? Dinner from the 'food bank', again.

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Lies

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Marxist Propaganda

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bs News

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No this is a circus 🎪 3 ring

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Trump 2024!!!

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[@Avogadros_number]

You’ve lost the plot

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[@ChrisDeWine]

*With Trump's endless effort of delay, delay fence sitters will say where there's smoke there's fire with a conviction. There's an awful lot of fence sitters right now, much more than 2020.*

[@ekay9783]

Document case next? should have been first!

[@Lancer_0010]

Well yeah he’ll be convicted it’s NYC lol it’s not a fair jury pool

[@brucewilliams2106]

@@Lancer_0010 BOTH SIDES SELECTED AND ACCEPTED THE JURY. sto p whining and making excuses

[@Sundown-777]

New York is sad place hurting Trump!

[@supersquirrel7546]

Pecker's testimony definitely proved beyond ANY reasonable doubt Dirty Don did in fact cheated on his wives. That's going to be a hard one for defense to show Donnie didn't. I suspect they'll have to focus on the fact NDAs are not illegal and will keep emphasis on this to steer away from Donnie's denials. Pecker telling Donnie they should buy Karen McDougal's story and how Donnie replied was a death bomb for the defense.

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Yuck...so hateful...

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Biden 2024

[@Sundown-777]

Sanctuary Cities and city budgets dwindling!

[@phlargalactic363]

23:34 So saying "Israel should be exterminated" is bad, but Israel actually extermination Palestine is okay?

[@supersquirrel7546]

This guy lacks all critical thinking skills. He should get a job at the National Inquirer selling sensational crap.

[@Rebecca-bb6od]

Who started the war on October 7th? If the Palestinians wanted to actually see an end to this war, they would have joined forces with Israel a long time ago to help put an end to Hamas, they defend hamas instead, and Iran also. Hamas is the culprit here, not Israel!!

[@supersquirrel7546]

@Rebecca-bb6od You need to dig deeper and go farther back. 1. Who made a deal with the Taliban and promised US troops will pull out of Afghanistan by 2021? Answer: Trump. Trump made this secret deal with Taliban while he was in office. Google it. 2. Who ordered the relocation of the American diplomatic mission to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv that created more tension and impact on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process? Answer: Trump. He did this on 12/6/2017. 3. Who recently said "American Jews who vote for Biden hate Israel"? Answer: Trump. On 4/2/24 at a rally in MI. 4. Who is friends with Kanye West (aka Ye) who is extremely outspoken about anything and everything against the Jewish community? Answer: Trump. Even had dinner with Ye and Nick Fuentes a known racist/white supremacist in Nov 2022. Google it. So yeah, it's really Trump's fault because he plays both sides and creates nothing but more problems.

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Yes. It will give him even more votes.

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Trump2024

[@GullibilityUS]

Hope you are supporting trumps LGBT rights now too 😂

[@Lancer_0010]

@@GullibilityUS does trump not support LGBT? I was prettyyyyyy sure that he did

[@GullibilityUS]

@Lancer_0010 🤣🤣🤣 it's soo Brill. Love to hear what maga nuts say about it x

[@curlieknight6265]

The question is If it's election interference though illegal means what's committed prior to election to office of presidency should it be covered by Presidential immunity. We need Jesus!

[@supersquirrel7546]

Jesus would tell you to ask yourself if you can trust a married man who has a long history of cheating on his wives, lying about it and covering it up. David Pecker had direct conversations with Trump about buying Karen McDougal's story and Trump's response was he's worried "those kind of stories always gets out." Jesus has faith in our ability to reason when we have evidence and testimonies from multiple sources.

[@vareese8093]

Nope, Trump for President 👍🏽

[@laurabellinger5683]

Not for 80+million Americans who are legal aloud to vote.

[@triciasingleton8800]

Allowed (sp)

[@Bi11yParham]

It’s not that I think some people shouldn’t be “aloud” to vote, it’s just that I wish some of you were better read individuals.

[@laurabellinger5683]

@@Bi11yParham using the spell check now. Good for you.

[@Avogadros_number]

@@laurabellinger5683a literal 4th grader knows the difference between “aloud” and “allowed.” No spell check needed.

[@woodysneighbor4686]

Lock him up! Lock him up! Lock him up!

[@ThrockmortonJGildersleeve]

" Four More Years...Pause " 😅

[@Sundown-777]

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