Americanswers… on 5 Live! Why is Lindsay Clancy’s mistrial dividing America?
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Americanswers… on 5 Live! Why is Lindsay Clancy’s mistrial dividing America?

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 7, 202622 min

And will Trump’s attempts to limit mail-in voting at the US Supreme Court succeed? The US president has made an urgent appeal, trying to change the rules over who can and can’t vote by mail before this November’s midterm elections, despite ballot papers being posted out in several states. In this episode, Sarah, Sumi and Marianna are answering your questions with Matt Chorley from 5 Live. We look at why Lindsay Clancy’s mistrial has become over-run with conspiracy theories, and what is likely to happen next. Clancy has admitted killing her three children, in one of A...

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with the midterm elections? He's made an urgent appeal to the Supreme Court and it's all about limiting who's allowed to vote by mail. And this is happening while ballots are already being sent

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