{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695d5c48154465cd6010f4b3/695d5c6864fe6d212773e6b4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Don’t Celebrate the Trump Indictment","description":"<p>On today’s episode of Hear Me Out… a former president got indicted, and all we got was this stupid t-shirt.</p><p><br></p><p>Writer and former federal prosecutor <a href=\"https://khardori.com/\">Ankush Khardori</a> joins Celeste to make the case that, while historic, this indictment is not a victory for anyone; it’s far from a legal slam dunk, it’s a symptom of a sluggish Justice Department, and it might actually worsen this nation’s political divide (which, in case you haven’t noticed, is already pretty bad). </p><p><br></p><p>Read the pieces Ankush mentions <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/01/opinion/trump-prosecution-precedent.html\">here</a> and <a href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/03/30/trump-political-witch-hunt-indictment-00089011\">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Podcast production by Maura Currie</p><p><br></p><p><em>You can skip all the ads in Hear Me Out by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at </em><a href=\"http://slate.com/awordplus\"><em>slate.com/hearmeoutplus</em></a><em> for just $15 a month for your first three months.</em></p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}