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Trump Returns to CNN as Network Tries to Court Republicans

First appearance on CNN since 2016 comes after assault verdict
Booking reflects network’s effort to restore partisan balance

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By Mark Niquette, Gerry Smith, and Joshua Green

May 10, 2023 at 6:53 PM UTC

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Donald Trump is appearing on CNN for the first time since 2016 in a prime-time event from New Hampshire at a fraught time for the network and the former president.

Trump will face voters in a live town hall on Wednesday night moderated by CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins, a day after a federal jury in New York found him liable for the sexual assault and defamation of writer E. Jean Carroll. It will be his first public appearance since the verdict.