Fundraising, hush money and demonstrations can make a candidate or political operative a defendant. Criminal prosecutions stemming from campaigns and politics increasingly wind up in courts and before juries. Josh Gerstein, POLITICO’s Senior Legal Affairs Reporter, joins me on Early Returns to discuss some of the trials he has covered and current pending cases. In this episode, we talk about a Hollywood Clinton fundraiser, the John Edwards trial, the Stormy Daniels hush-money controversy, the Mueller investigation into Russia’s 2016 election meddling, and the prosecutions and civil suits that have arisen from the January 6th Capitol incident. We also discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected public access to the courts and highlight recent instances where a “return to normalcy” has proved challenging.
For more information on Josh Gerstein, please visit his bio on POLITICO.com.
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