To continue the discussion of Donald Trump’s legal travails — which we began in April 2023 — now amounting to four separate indictments and 91 criminal charges, the American Academy in Berlin hosted a discussion with The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, New York University law professor and Just Security editor Ryan Goodman, and University of Alabama Professor of Law and former US Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama Joy Vance on September 26, just one day before the second G.O.P debate. How might the outcomes of the charges impact the 2024 presidential election, the political climate in the United States, and the future of American democracy? Moderated by Academy president Daniel Benjamin.