Tish and Hillary dish on Trump's Florida case

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Jun 13, 2023 View in browser   By Hajah Bah and Julia Marsh Presented by Getty Images Tish James will be eagerly watching Donald Trump’s arraignment in a Miami courtroom Tuesday on the federal documents case. But unlike most of the political world — who’ll be parsing how the charges impact Trump’s future — the New York Attorney General will be looking for signs of how the case could affect her own civil fraud lawsuit against the former president. “Obviously everyone wants to know what this judge, Judge Cannon, is going to do and whether or not she’s going to delay this particular case,” James said Monday night at a live taping of “Pod Save America” in Manhattan. "In all likelihood, I believe that my case, as well as DA Bragg and the Georgia case, will unfortunately have to be adjourned pending the outcome of the federal case,” James said. Before news of special counsel Jack Smith’s indictment broke last week, James was confident she’d go to trial against Trump, three of his adult children and the Trump Organization in October. James’ case claims Trump committed fraud by inflating the value of his real estate holdings — allegations the former president has denied and called politically-motivated. The civil case carries no risk of jail time, but rather the threat of a significant monetary fine and a banishment from doing business in the state where the family first made its name as developers. Hillary Clinton also joined the live taping of the political podcast co-hosted by Jon Favreau, one-time aide to former President Barack Obama. Favreau asked for Clinton’s first public reaction to the news of the Florida indictment — if she wasn’t “keeping her powder dry in case you get jury duty in New York.” The question elicited a familiar guffaw from the famed Empire State resident who said she had “a lot of reactions to it” before adding, “I think the best reaction, publicly, is you know let’s see [how] it unfolds and see what happens, right? ” Favreau said that was the perfect answer to segue to a gift he had for her. It was a t-shirt that read: Totally Impartial Potential Juror. IT’S TUESDAY. WHERE’S KATHY? No public events scheduled. WHERE’S ERIC? 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