Reporting on El Chapo trial is surreal and ‘weirdly normal’

The World

Alejandra Chaoul, a reporter based out of Sinaloa, Mexico, is reporting on El Chapo’s trial in NYC. Each week brings a new scandal and more cooperating witnesses. Marco Werman speaks to her about what it’s like to be there and how people in Mexico are reacting. 

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