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Mock Trial: Should Trump’s Conviction Stand?

Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, but legal scholars question whether it could be overturned in an appeal or due to a new Supreme Court ruling. Those arguing for New York say no individual, even a president, is above the law. Those arguing for the defendant say his actions were within the scope of his official duties. Now we debate: Mock Trial: Should Trump’s Conviction Stand?

For the Appellee: Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law 

For the Appellant:  Randy Zelin, Trial Attorney; Adjunct Law Professor at Cornell Law School 

Emmy award-winning journalist John Donvan moderates 

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