{"id":123446,"date":"2024-02-23T07:33:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T11:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=123446"},"modified":"2024-02-23T11:07:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T15:07:28","slug":"donald-trump-fraud-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/donald-trump-fraud-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Know About Donald Trump&#8217;s Fraud Trial of 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What\u2019s the controversy around Donald Trump\u2019s fraud trial? What charges are Trump facing for the alleged crime?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On <em>The Daily<\/em> podcast, Michael Barbaro sheds light on a momentous civil lawsuit in New York City aimed at Donald Trump. 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