What Happens To The Investigations Involving Now-Candidate Trump?

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Former President Trump is launching his 2024 campaign with a cloud of legal issues hanging over his head. They include the federal investigation into the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, another into the top secret documents he kept at Mar-a-Lago and a criminal tax fraud trial in New York.

University of Michigan Law Professor Barbara McQuade, a former U.S. Attorney, explains how his status as a candidate might weigh on those investigations.

And NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik explains another development since Trump's last campaign: the conservative media properties run by Rupert Murdoch appear to have cooled on the former president.

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This episode was produced by Connor Donevan, Jason Fuller and Erika Ryan. It was edited by William Troop, Sarah Handel, Christopher Intagliata and Emily Kopp. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.