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Biden in trouble as Supreme Court hands Trump another big win

Biden in trouble as Supreme Court hands Trump another big win

Politics Weekly America vor 2 Jahren

Jonathan Freedland and Paul Begala, a former adviser to Bill Clinton, discuss how the Democrats regroup after a calamitous week

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As Americans celebrate Independence Day, Democrats are scrambling
after a pretty disastrous week for the party – and arguably
US-democracy. On Monday, the US supreme court handed Donald Trump a
victory by ruling that former presidents are entitled to some
degree of immunity from criminal prosecution. Stemming from this,
the judge overseeing the former president’s criminal case in New
York postponed his sentencing from next week to 18 September. This
falls against the backdrop of Joe Biden trying to convince the
public and members of his party that he is still fit to run for
president. This week, Jonathan Freedland and Paul Begala, a former
adviser to Bill Clinton, discuss how the Democrats can regroup