The Excerpt

Week 2 of Trump hush money trial begins

USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Bart Jansen previews the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/22/donald-trump-hush-money-trial-week-2/73381027007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">second week of former President Donald Trump's hush money trial</a>.The New York attorney general's office asks a judge to reject the <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/21/letitia-james-donald-trump-civil-business-fraud-case/73405546007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">$175 million bond</a> in Donald Trump's civil business fraud case.It'll be a <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/21/supreme-court-trump-immunity-abortion-immigration/73376412007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">busy week at the Supreme Court</a>.The House approves an <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/20/house-ban-sell-tiktok-biden/73397419007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">anti-TikTok measure</a>.USA TODAY National Immigration Reporter Lauren Villagran looks at why Donald Trump's <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/21/trump-promises-oil-drilling-deportations-at-odds/73404663007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">comments on oil and immigration</a> are at odds. Episode Transcript <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/22/week-2-donald-trump-hush-money-trial-the-excerpt-podcast/73410437007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available here</a>Also available at <a href="https://art19.com/shows/5-things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">art19.com/shows/5-Things</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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