179. Donald Trump's Legal Troubles (English Vocabulary Lesson)

Support the Podcast and Join my Patreon HERE -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT THE PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/ Donald Trump is currently under criminal investigation. The FBI have raided his house in Florida, he has been interviewed by lawyers in New York, 850 of his supporters arrested, and his allies accused in Georgia. Interestingly, these events are actually part of four separate criminal investigations connected to Trump and his companies! Let’s learn more about Trump’s legal troubles today, while practicing some political and legal English! TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/10/12/donald-trumps-legal-trouble/ You may also like... 178. What is Inflation? (English Vocabulary Lesson) 177. Should Student Loan Debt be Forgiven? (English Vocabulary Lesson) 176. What was the French Revolution? (English Vocabulary Lesson) 175. The Language of Protesting (English Vocabulary Lesson INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)  Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Vocabulary List Investigation (n) – the act or process of examining a crime, problem, statement An investigation is under way into the disappearance of a 70-year-old man To charge (v) – to make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime She’s been charged with murder Offence (n) – an illegal act; a crime Driving without a license is an offence Federal (adj) – relating to the central government, and not to the government of a region He broke both state and federal laws Classified (adj) – classified information is officially stated to be secret These documents contain classified material To violate (v) – to break or act against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated with respect They were charged with violating federal law To sentence (v) – to decide and say officially what a punishment will be He was sentenced to life imprisonment To prosecute (v) – to officially accuse someone of committing a crime in a law court Shoplifters will be prosecuted --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support