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The New Yorker staff writer Eric Lach joins Tyler Foggatt to share a firsthand account of the bizarre stories coming out of the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. President. Lach explains why the former publisher of the National Enquirer testified about catch-and-kill schemes involving celebrities like Tiger Woods and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and describes Trump’s real-time reaction as the adult-film star Stormy Daniels testified in lurid detail about the alleged affair at the heart of the prosecution’s case.
This week’s reading:
- “What Is Hope Hicks Crying About?,” by Eric Lach
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