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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    ‘YMCA’ song could prove Trump isn’t immune from Jan. 6 prosecution

    A 165-page court filing unsealed on Wednesday outlines special counsel Jack Smith's new strategy to cast Donald Trump's actions on January 6 as those of a private citizen and not a president.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 3, 2024 • 10m Listen

    A 165-page court filing unsealed on Wednesday outlines special counsel Jack Smith's new strategy to cast Donald Trump's actions on January 6 as those of a private citizen and not a president.

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    2. 10:37What’s the link between food chemicals and children’s health?
    3. 18:41Intermittent fasting could have health benefits for adults, research shows
    4. 26:54Weekend film reviews: ‘Joker: Folie a Deux,’ ‘Salem’s Lot’
    5. 44:16It’s a tzimmes! When making a fuss is a good thing
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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    CA’s food dye ban in schools, film reviews, Rosh Hashanah recipes
    1. 0:00‘YMCA’ song could prove Trump isn’t immune from Jan. 6 prosecutionYou’re reading this
    2. 10:37What’s the link between food chemicals and children’s health?
    3. 18:41Intermittent fasting could have health benefits for adults, research shows
    4. 26:54Weekend film reviews: ‘Joker: Folie a Deux,’ ‘Salem’s Lot’
    5. 44:16It’s a tzimmes! When making a fuss is a good thing
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