The Charges Against Donald J. Trump

Plus: the case for banning children from social media; and an architect’s dream to rebuild Ukraine. View in browser | Update your preferences Wednesday, April 5, 2023 In today’s newsletter, making sense of the charges, and then: • The case for banning children from social media • An architect’s dream to rebuild Ukraine • What’s the appeal of fan fiction? The People Versus Donald J. Trump The Manhattan District Attorney, Alvin Bragg, is effectively accusing the former President of defrauding voters in 2016. Photograph by Philip Montgomery for The New Yorker How strong is the case against Donald Trump? John Cassidy examines the early legal opinion forming about the thirty-four felony counts of falsifying business records, which the indictment against the former President alleges were undertaken “with intent to defraud and intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof.” Cassidy explores why the Manhattan District Attorney decided to bring these charges, what the underlying crimes noted in the indictment might be, and how long the case against Trump, who isn’t scheduled to make his next appearance in court until December, may take to unfold. “I think a year is looking very optimistic,” one lawyer explains. “I did not think this would be adjourned right out of the shoot for eight months. I now think we are looking at a year and a half, probably.” Read the story Support The New Yorker’s award-winning journalism. Subscribe today » From the News Desk Letter from Biden’s Washington America’s First Indicted Ex-President Is Very Sorry—for Himself Notes on Donald Trump’s day in court. By Susan B. Glasser Editor’s Picks Our Columnists The Case for Banning Children from Social Media Most people seem to agree that something should be done to protect kids from what sure looks like an addictive product. But almost no one knows what that something is. By Jay Caspian Kang Page-Turner What Is the Appeal of Fan Fiction? Esther Yi’s new novel explores the embarrassing allure of stories that allow readers to insert themselves as protagonists. By Katy Waldman Sale in The New Yorker Store: Enjoy a discount of 20% on select items between now and April 10th, including T-shirts, hoodies, baby onesies, and more. See the deal » Life During Wartime Dispatch An Architect’s Dream of Rebuilding a Battered City in Ukraine Max Rozenfeld has spent much of the war imagining how the destruction of Kharkiv presents opportunities for reinventing its future. By Masha Gessen Read more of Masha Gessen’s portraits of daily life in Ukraine. Culture Dept. The Current Cinema The Warmth and Weirdness of “Air” Ben Affleck’s pacy, adept portrayal of Nike’s pursuit of Michael Jordan, co-starring Matt Damon and Viola Davis, kneels at the altar of high capitalism. By Anthony Lane Test Kitchen Astor Place’s Closest Shave While serving time for selling cocaine, Joel Valle MacGyvered a flexible razor blade; now he and the owner of the storied Village barbershop are patenting it. By Adam Iscoe Fun & Games Dept. Name Drop Play Today’s Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Andy Kravis Daily Shouts Generation-Specific Instructions for Filing Your Tax Return As for Gen X, we get it: you effortlessly straddle the gap between digital natives and “the olds,” and you know how to do everything perfectly. By Kathleen Toohill Crossword A Lightly Challenging Puzzle N.Y.C. institution that’s home to Warhol’s “Campbell’s Soup Cans”: four letters. By Paolo Pasco Daily Cartoon Wednesday, April 5th By Dan Misdea P.S. Bette Davis was born on this day in 1908. In a Profile of the actress, from 1943, the legendary New Yorker correspondent Janet Flanner wrote that “Miss Davis has molded her film career on her motto, ‘I love tragedy.’ . . . Until Pearl Harbor she was the American favorite of the Japanese moviegoers because, they said, she represented the admirable principle of sad self-sacrifice.” Today’s newsletter was written by Ian Crouch. Thanks for reading. Let us know your thoughts about today’s edition. Plus, browse more newsletters and invite a friend to sign up for The Daily. You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for The Daily from The New Yorker. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.