How Ronan Farrow’s reporting on Weinstein led to the criminal case against Trump

By Dave Davies, NPR

While reporting on Harvey Weinstein, Farrow unearthed details of the National Enquirer 's plan to pay for damaging stories about Trump and then bury the stories - a practice known as "catch and kill."

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DAVE DAVIES, HOST:

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies. Since the verdict in Donald Trump's trial in Manhattan was announced, there's been much discussion of its impact on the election, whether the conviction might be overturned on appeal and other issues. There's another element to the story that's gotten less attention. The role that the #MeToo movement and ...