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Trump’s Election Interference Case on Hold

Jun 7, 2024

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James Sample

Professor of Law James Sample appeared on CNN with Julia Chatterley to discuss the Georgia Court of Appeals putting an indefinite hold on former President Donald Trump’s election interference case.



James Sample is a Professor of Law at Hofstra University and previously served as an attorney in the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law.


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