美国国家公共电台 NPR--Besides the Manhattan DA's probe, Trump faces federal investigations

Besides the Manhattan DA's probe, Trump¹ faces federal investigations³

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump is facing a multitude of legal challenges. What's the status of those investigations?

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

For days now, all eyes have been on the Manhattan district attorney and his possible indictment⁵ of former President Donald Trump on state charges in New York. Trump said it would happen Tuesday. A reminder⁶, if you need one - it's Friday - no indictment. Now, this, of course, is not the only investigation² into the former president that is well underway. Others include the cases led by Justice Department special counsel Jack⁷ Smith. NPR justice correspondent Ryan Lucas joins us now for the latest.

Good morning, Ryan.

RYAN LUCAS, BYLINE⁸: Good morning.

FADEL: So let's start with the New York probe. There's been a lot of anticipation⁹, stoked, really, by Trump himself, and now it's getting political. Where do things stand today?

LUCAS: Right. This is the Manhattan district attorney's investigation, as you said, this is into hush-money payments made during the 2016 campaign to adult film star Stormy Daniels. As you've noted¹⁰, there's been a lot of buildup...

FADEL: Yeah.

LUCAS: ...About this possibly happening this week, fueled in large part by former President Trump. Of course, that all turned out not to be true. But it did get people to pay attention, including many Republicans, and it got them to rally around Trump. In the end, though, the grand jury didn't meet, didn't hand up an indictment this week. So we wait, and indictment watch enters week two.

FADEL: And yet all week, everyone was talking about it. All right. That's the Manhattan DA's investigation. But Trump's also facing federal investigations - one into the events of January 6 and the other into the classified documents that were found at Mar-a-Lago, right?

LUCAS: That's right. That's right. And the stakes of those investigations, frankly¹¹, are much higher than the state case in New York. The federal case and the efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, for one, revolves¹² around really fundamental aspects of this country's democracy. The Mar-a-Lago case has national security implications. So these really are big, weighty issues in those two investigations. And these cases have kept the courts and grand juries here in D.C. very, very busy in recent weeks and months.

FADEL: Yeah. Now, one person the special counsel's interested in hearing from in the January 6 investigation is former Vice¹³ President Mike Pence. Is Pence going to testify before the grand jury?

LUCAS: Well, there's a legal battle over that very question going on right now. Remember, Smith subpoenaed¹⁵ Pence weeks ago for testimony¹⁶ about the runup to January 6. Pence, of course, had meetings and conversations with Trump in the days and weeks leading up to the Capitol attack. So he's seen really as an important witness in this investigation. But Pence is fighting the subpoena¹⁴. He's arguing that he's protected by the Constitution's speech or debate clause since, as vice president, he's also president of the Senate.

Trump, of course, also doesn't want Pence to testify. Now, there was a hearing at the federal courthouse here in D.C. yesterday about this very matter. Pence's attorney, Trump's attorneys and a top DOJ prosecutor¹⁷ argued about this before the chief judge. We don't know much more than that, though, because those arguments all took place behind closed doors.

FADEL: And the Mar-a-Lago investigation, what's the latest there?

LUCAS: Well, the Justice Department notched¹⁸ a victory this week when an appeals court ruled that one of Trump's attorneys, Evan Corcoran, has to turn over notes and other documents to prosecutors¹⁹. Corcoran was was deeply involved in the back and forth²⁰ that Trump had last year with the government about returning all those classified documents from Mar-a-Lago. Corcoran originally declined to answer certain questions or provide certain materials to prosecutors, the argument being that the records were protected by attorney-client privilege.

Now, the Justice Department argued that attorney-client privilege didn't apply here because there was reason to believe that Corcoran's legal advice to Trump had been used in the furtherance of a crime. The courts so far have agreed, and they've ordered that Corcoran turn over the materials. And Corcoran could appear before the grand jury here in D.C. as soon as today to do so.

FADEL: NPR's Brian Lucas.

Thank you.

LUCAS: Thank you.

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

3 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

4 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

5 indictment   

n.起诉；诉状

参考例句：

• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
• They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。

6 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

7 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

8 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

9 anticipation   

n.预期，预料，期望

参考例句：

• We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
• The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。

10 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

11 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

12 revolves   

v.（使）旋转( revolve的第三人称单数 )；细想

参考例句：

• The earth revolves both round the sun and on its own axis. 地球既公转又自转。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Thus a wheel revolves on its axle. 于是，轮子在轴上旋转。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

14 subpoena   

n.（法律）传票；v.传讯

参考例句：

• He was brought up to court with a subpoena.他接到传讯，来到法庭上。
• Select committees have the power to subpoena witnesses.特别委员会有权传唤证人。

15 subpoenaed   

v.（用传票）传唤（某人）( subpoena的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The court subpoenaed her to appear as a witness. 法庭传唤她出庭作证。
• The finance director is subpoenaed by prosecution. 财务经理被检查机关传讯。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

17 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

18 notched   

a.有凹口的，有缺口的

参考例句：

• Torino notched up a 2-1 win at Lazio. 都灵队以2 比1 赢了拉齐奧队。
• He notched up ten points in the first five minutes of the game. 他在比赛开始后的五分钟里得了十分。

19 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

20 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。