Jon Meacham: Are the people committed to voting for Trump affected by any of this?

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April 26, 2024 at 9:52 AM

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A key witness in Donald Trump's criminal trial testified Thursday about his role in hush money payments to a porn actress and a Playboy model the former president allegedly had affairs with — and Trump's plan to make sure other negative stories about him never saw the light of day. The Morning Joe panel discusses the criminal trial, and historian Jon Meacham wonders if those committed to voting for Trump for a third time are impacted by the case.

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