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mr trump wanted a delay until the supreme court reviews his claim of presidential immunity in another criminal case. 0ur washington reporter will vernon sent this update. this decision by the new yorkjudge relate to the so—called hush money case where, donald trump is accused of falsifying business accounts in relation to a payments to an actress. he is accused basically of trying to hide this payment allegedly. now, mrtrump argued trying to hide this payment allegedly. now, mr trump argued that this case should be delayed while the us supreme court considers a separate legal question over whether mr trump enjoys immunity from prosecution over acts that he took in office. that stems from a separate case, which is the washington federal crimes case where mr trump is accused of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results. today the judge in overturn the 2020 election results. today thejudge in new overturn the 2020 election results. today the judge in new york as we expected denied that request to postpone that trial once again. so, that now clears the way, removes the final obst
mr trump wanted a delay until the supreme court reviews his claim of presidential immunity in another criminal case. 0ur washington reporter will vernon sent this update. this decision by the new yorkjudge relate to the so—called hush money case where, donald trump is accused of falsifying business accounts in relation to a payments to an actress. he is accused basically of trying to hide this payment allegedly. now, mrtrump argued trying to hide this payment allegedly. now, mr trump argued...
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mr trump, who is the presumptive republican presidential nominee, has pleaded not guilty in the case. he argues that the allegations he faces are not criminal. unlike previous civil cases he's encountered, mr trump is expected to attend almost every day of the court proceedings. that could disrupt his presidential campaign for the duration of the six—to—eight week trial. speaking alongside us house speaker mikejohnson on friday, the former us president said he's ready to testify on the stand. i testify and i will tell the truth and all i can do is tell the truth and the truth is they have no case, and again, you have to read the scholars, all of the legal scholars. i haven't seen one legal scholar that says this is a case and even new people said it was too bad this is the first one. all of them are scams. they are all about election interference. it could be a tense trial. mr trump has expressed his hatred for manhattan supreme courtjustice juan merchan who is overseeing the trial. that resulted in a gag order against mr trump in late march, barring him from making public stateme
mr trump, who is the presumptive republican presidential nominee, has pleaded not guilty in the case. he argues that the allegations he faces are not criminal. unlike previous civil cases he's encountered, mr trump is expected to attend almost every day of the court proceedings. that could disrupt his presidential campaign for the duration of the six—to—eight week trial. speaking alongside us house speaker mikejohnson on friday, the former us president said he's ready to testify on the...
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prosecutors in new york cited evidence of payments made to her by mr trump. and of course, the woman at the center of the trial, stormy daniels. and while no cameras will be allowed inside the courtroom, donald trump is expected to try to use the media attention to his advantage as he once again eyes the white house. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's get more on police in australia saying it's "obvious" that a man who fatally stabbed six people at a shopping centre in sydney was targeting women. five of the six victims were female. another 12 people, including a baby, were injured. 0ur sydney correspondent katy watson reports. across australia, flags are flying at half mast, honouring the victims of saturday's attack. the names of all of those who died have now been released. this was pikria darchia — originally from georgia, she spoke several languages. dawn singleton was a 25—year—old planning her imminent wedding. jade young was a 47—year—old architect, motherand member of a surf life—saving club. osteopath ashlee good
prosecutors in new york cited evidence of payments made to her by mr trump. and of course, the woman at the center of the trial, stormy daniels. and while no cameras will be allowed inside the courtroom, donald trump is expected to try to use the media attention to his advantage as he once again eyes the white house. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's get more on police in australia saying it's "obvious" that a man who fatally stabbed six people at a shopping...
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mr trump wanted a delay until the supreme court reviews his claim of presidential immunity in another criminal case. 0ur washington reporter, will vernon, sent this update. this is an by the new york judge relates to the so—called hush money case, so this is where mr trump is accused of falsifying business records over an alleged pay—out to an aduu over an alleged pay—out to an adult film actress back in 2016 in the final days of the presidential election campaign and he is accused of trying to hide this payment allegedly. mr trump argued that this case should be delayed while the us supreme court considers a separate legal question over whether mr trump and enjoys immunity from prosecution over acts he took while in office and that stems from a separate case which is the washington federal crimes case where mr trump is accused of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results. today the judge to overturn the 2020 election results. today thejudge in new york, as we expected him to do, denied that request to postpone that trial once again, so that now clears the way, removes th
mr trump wanted a delay until the supreme court reviews his claim of presidential immunity in another criminal case. 0ur washington reporter, will vernon, sent this update. this is an by the new york judge relates to the so—called hush money case, so this is where mr trump is accused of falsifying business records over an alleged pay—out to an aduu over an alleged pay—out to an adult film actress back in 2016 in the final days of the presidential election campaign and he is accused of...
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prosecutors in new york cited evidence of payments made to her by mr trump. and of course, the woman at the center of the trial, stormy daniels. and while no cameras will be allowed inside the courtroom, donald trump is expected to try to use the media attention to his advantage as he once again eyes the white house. breaking news here in the uk. 534 migrants cross the channel yesterday in ten bytes and that's the highest daily figure this year. it brings it to an increase of 28% from last year. if you will remember, the uk government is trying to reduce the number of boats crossing the channel illegally and is trying to introduce a measure to deport people to rwanda if they enter the country illegally. so, that number, the highest daily figure this year. the prime minister of singapore lee hsien loong has announced he'll step down next month. deputy prime minister and ministerfor finance lawrence wong will succeed him. in a statement on social media he asks "all singaporeans to give lawrence & his team your full support, & work with them to create a brighter
prosecutors in new york cited evidence of payments made to her by mr trump. and of course, the woman at the center of the trial, stormy daniels. and while no cameras will be allowed inside the courtroom, donald trump is expected to try to use the media attention to his advantage as he once again eyes the white house. breaking news here in the uk. 534 migrants cross the channel yesterday in ten bytes and that's the highest daily figure this year. it brings it to an increase of 28% from last...
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mr trump denies any violations of previous gag orders. he was already ordered not to talk about witnesses, prosecutors, and their relatives. the us state of florida's highest court paved the way for the state's six—week abortion ban to take effect, but is allowing voters to have their say on the issue. monday's court ruling allows the ban to come into effect in may. the limit was cut to the current 15 weeks in 2022, but the state was barred from lowering it further while this case made its way through the courts.but in a separate decision, the judges approved a measure for voters in november to decide whether to allow abortions until about 24 weeks into a pregnancy. that measure would require 60% of the vote. as many as thirteen states could hold similar ballots this year. voters in four states approved abortion rights amendments after the us supreme court overturned roe v wade in june 2022. i spoke to caroline kitchener, national reporter covering abortion at the washington post, for more. i want to start with the court in florida upho
mr trump denies any violations of previous gag orders. he was already ordered not to talk about witnesses, prosecutors, and their relatives. the us state of florida's highest court paved the way for the state's six—week abortion ban to take effect, but is allowing voters to have their say on the issue. monday's court ruling allows the ban to come into effect in may. the limit was cut to the current 15 weeks in 2022, but the state was barred from lowering it further while this case made its...
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photos from the start of the proceedings show mr trump looking sombre and very tired. fidgeting a lot in his seat at times, he also appeared to nod off at one point, mouth slack, head drooping. he scrutinised the list of questions, asked of hundreds of potentialjurors to ascertain their neutrality, including where they get their news and if they've ever been to a trump rally. over 60 have already admitted they cannot be fair and impartial about donald trump. finding 12 people both sides believe will be evenhanded could take weeks. obviously, he prefers the campaign trail, but now he has to fit that around his court dates. bringing the trial centre stage as he attacked the judge at a rally in pennsylvania just two days ago. this has never happened before, by the way. you do know that, right? fully gagged before a highly conflicted and corruptjudge who suffers from tds. does anyone know what tds is? correct — trump derangement syndrome. this case could last for months, with donald trump required to be here almost every day. sarah smith there with the events of day one.
photos from the start of the proceedings show mr trump looking sombre and very tired. fidgeting a lot in his seat at times, he also appeared to nod off at one point, mouth slack, head drooping. he scrutinised the list of questions, asked of hundreds of potentialjurors to ascertain their neutrality, including where they get their news and if they've ever been to a trump rally. over 60 have already admitted they cannot be fair and impartial about donald trump. finding 12 people both sides believe...
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mr pecker explained that with the jury, explained how he had been in cahoots with mr trump for many years, frankly, for the system of catching these stories, stopping news stories, paying for news stories and doing all of that in furtherance of getting donald trump elected president. getting donald trump elected resident. �* , , ., president. because it is not the hush — president. because it is not the hush money _ president. because it is not the hush money payment i president. because it is not i the hush money payment itself, so called hush money, that is illegal, it was allegedly covered up and linked into a broader scheme, which the president said was meant to affect the election, is that right? affect the election, is that riuht? ., �* , right? that's right, the payment _ right? that's right, the payment itself - right? that's right, the payment itself is i right? that's right, the payment itself is not . right? that's right, the i payment itself is not illegal, so what the da is alleging here is that trump and his team falsified business records in connection with those reco
mr pecker explained that with the jury, explained how he had been in cahoots with mr trump for many years, frankly, for the system of catching these stories, stopping news stories, paying for news stories and doing all of that in furtherance of getting donald trump elected president. getting donald trump elected resident. �* , , ., president. because it is not the hush — president. because it is not the hush money _ president. because it is not the hush money payment i president. because it...
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daniels claims she and mr. trump had an affair in 2016 and she was paid by mr. trump's then lawyer to stay quiet about it. mr. trump is accused of falsifying his business records by saying the business money he gave mr. cohen was for business reasons. mr. trump faces 34 counts of fraud but denies any wrongdoing and denies having an affair with daniels. trump could face a maximum of four years and present -- in prison if convicted. mr. trump accused the judge and prosecutors of political motivations. >> i am not in georgia or florida or north carolina campaigning like i should be. it's perfect for the radical left democrats, that's exactly what they want. this is that election interference, that's all it's about. sumi: let's go right to our correspondent, who's been outside of the courthouse following the story all day. tell us more about what happened today with this first phase of jury selection? >> yeah, well, sumi, they say cases are won and lost on jury selection. what we had today was the first panel of potential jurors sworn in, 96 people. and really, you
daniels claims she and mr. trump had an affair in 2016 and she was paid by mr. trump's then lawyer to stay quiet about it. mr. trump is accused of falsifying his business records by saying the business money he gave mr. cohen was for business reasons. mr. trump faces 34 counts of fraud but denies any wrongdoing and denies having an affair with daniels. trump could face a maximum of four years and present -- in prison if convicted. mr. trump accused the judge and prosecutors of political...
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mr trump is accused of falsifying business records to hide a hush money payment made to the former adult film star stormy daniels before the 2016 election. the former president has pleaded not guilty, if convicted he faces four years injail. my colleague in washington helena humphrey has a preview on everything you need to know before the trial gets underway. for the first time in us history, president will face a criminal trial and on monday, the first of four criminal trials against trump gets under way in new york and monday to's trouble examine 3a counts of fraud related to hush money payments that donald trump paid to an adult film star before the 2016 presidential election. the queue to say he arranged payments to stormy daniels in an effort to buy her silence in the run—up to the presidential election and alleged falsified business records, in violation of campaign finance laws. first, jury selection will take place the could take days or perhaps even weeks. 12 chosen individuals will then consider what could be the only criminal case that mr trump encounters before the 2024 us
mr trump is accused of falsifying business records to hide a hush money payment made to the former adult film star stormy daniels before the 2016 election. the former president has pleaded not guilty, if convicted he faces four years injail. my colleague in washington helena humphrey has a preview on everything you need to know before the trial gets underway. for the first time in us history, president will face a criminal trial and on monday, the first of four criminal trials against trump...
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mr trump skipped all the previous republican debates, and no further debates have been scheduled. our correspondent nada tawfik has been following the trial closely from new york. trump insiders are testifying as prosecution witnesses, but from what i observed in court, not all of them are facing the former president's wrath. rhona graff is fiercely loyal to donald trump, and his former assistant of 30 years did not even want to appear here. her time on the stand was limited. she said she entered playboy model karen mcdougal and stormy daniels's contacts into the database for trumps. she also vaguely remembered seeing stormy daniels at trump tower ahead of the 2016 presidential election, but she spoke positively of her former boss, who stood up to give her a brief hello as she left the courtroom. the first witness, david pecker, the defence chose not to be as aggressive with him as they are likely to do trump's former fixer, michael cohen. the soft—spoken former publisher of the national enquirer came off as a reliable witness and he and trump seemed to show a mutual respect, so
mr trump skipped all the previous republican debates, and no further debates have been scheduled. our correspondent nada tawfik has been following the trial closely from new york. trump insiders are testifying as prosecution witnesses, but from what i observed in court, not all of them are facing the former president's wrath. rhona graff is fiercely loyal to donald trump, and his former assistant of 30 years did not even want to appear here. her time on the stand was limited. she said she...
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meanwhile, mr trump has said he's ready to face mr biden "anytime, anywhere, any place. " will vernon sent this update from washington. this wasn't the first time president biden has been asked whether he'll take part in televised debates with donald trump. the biden campaign has been tight—lipped about this for some time now. so much so that earlier this month, 12 major us news organisations penned an open letter urging both joe biden and donald trump to agree to participate in the debates, saying they have a rich tradition in american democracy. and mr trump too has been goading joe biden incessantly over whether he'll agree to the debates. so the president has been under pressure over this. now, the last time the two men faced off on tv was during the 2020 election campaign. there were two debates then and they were notable for their vitriol for the aggressive atmosphere between the two men. there was one notable moment whenjoe biden said to then president trump, "shut up, man." what are you hiding? but most analysts agreed that joe biden generally came off better than donald tru
meanwhile, mr trump has said he's ready to face mr biden "anytime, anywhere, any place. " will vernon sent this update from washington. this wasn't the first time president biden has been asked whether he'll take part in televised debates with donald trump. the biden campaign has been tight—lipped about this for some time now. so much so that earlier this month, 12 major us news organisations penned an open letter urging both joe biden and donald trump to agree to participate in the...
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mr trump skipped all the previous republican debates — and no further debates have been scheduled. our correspondent nada tawfik has been following the trial closely from new york. president trump was as ever. he said he heard president biden agree to a debate. he him to do that any time, suggesting here in new york or the white house. in court, his defence team had a chance to cross—examine two trump insiders. rona graff, donald trump�*s long—time assistant for over 30 years. prosecutors had her testify she entered the contacts for the former playboy model karen mcdougal and stormy daniels into donald trump�*s former company contacts and that she vaguely recalled seeing stormy daniels in trump tower ahead of the 2016 election. she admitted on the stand she didn�*t want to be here in court testifying, she respected donald trump and he even stood up and tried to give her a brief hello on her way out. things were different with the former national enquirer publisher david pecker. the defence tried to discredit him, though he was a reliable witness who said he didn�*t hold
mr trump skipped all the previous republican debates — and no further debates have been scheduled. our correspondent nada tawfik has been following the trial closely from new york. president trump was as ever. he said he heard president biden agree to a debate. he him to do that any time, suggesting here in new york or the white house. in court, his defence team had a chance to cross—examine two trump insiders. rona graff, donald trump�*s long—time assistant for over 30 years....
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friday's hearing also saw the judge reject mr trump's latest attempt to delay the case. shortly after the jury was selected, a disturbing scene unfolded outside of the court house, when a man set himself on fire. nada tawfik has more on all the day's developments. journalist had just learned that jury selection journalist had just learned thatjury selection had concluded slightly after 1.30 in the afternoon when the man went identified as a florida resident in his mid— 30s entered the park, blue coloured pamphlets in the air and doused himself in lighterfluid pamphlets in the air and doused himself in lighter fluid and sense of on fire and we could see the blaze and feel the heat. 0fficials later said he was not targeting an individual and he flew here for the trial. investigation is ongoing but they believe he was a conspiracy theorist. they save they will review protocols around the courthouse in light of the high—profile nature of the trial and whether or not to close the park to the public. nevertheless fort resumed and remained on schedule and opening statements
friday's hearing also saw the judge reject mr trump's latest attempt to delay the case. shortly after the jury was selected, a disturbing scene unfolded outside of the court house, when a man set himself on fire. nada tawfik has more on all the day's developments. journalist had just learned that jury selection journalist had just learned thatjury selection had concluded slightly after 1.30 in the afternoon when the man went identified as a florida resident in his mid— 30s entered the park,...
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a new poll shows mr trump is leading against us president joe biden in six of the seven battle ground states that could decide the election in november. presidentjoe biden in six of the seven battleground states that could decide the election in november — known as swing states. a wall streetjournal poll shows trump holding leads in arizona, georgia, michigan, north carolina, nevada, and pennsylvania. the only state where he's not leading is wisconsin — now to other stories around the world. uganda's constitutional court has refused to overturn a controversial anti—gay law considered one of the harshest in the world. the law imposes life imprisonment for consensual same—sex relationships, and includes the death penalty for what it describes as aggravated homosexuality. a state of emergency in haiti is set to end on wednesday with the country still in limbo after its prime minister was forced to resign leaving an interim government in place. the un says gang violence has forced at least 53,000 people to flee the capital, port—au—prince. the former president of the spanish f
a new poll shows mr trump is leading against us president joe biden in six of the seven battle ground states that could decide the election in november. presidentjoe biden in six of the seven battleground states that could decide the election in november — known as swing states. a wall streetjournal poll shows trump holding leads in arizona, georgia, michigan, north carolina, nevada, and pennsylvania. the only state where he's not leading is wisconsin — now to other stories around the...
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�*catch and kill�* scheme — that allegedly buried damaging stories about mr trump during his campaign for the white house in 2016. this could be the only one of mr trump�*s four criminal cases that will conclude before the presidential election this november. and on friday, president biden said — he�*d be "happy" to face donald trump in a debate — something he had not previously committed to. mr trump skipped all the previous republican presidential debates — and no further debates have yet been scheduled. our correspondent nada tawfik has been following the trial closely from new york. president trump was defiant as ever when he left the courthouse. he said that he heard president biden agreed to a debate and he invited him to do that any time anywhere, even suggesting here in new york next week or even the white house. in court, his defence team had a chance to cross—examine two trump insiders. rona graff, donald trump�*s long—time assistant for over 30 years, prosecutors had her testify that she had entered the contacts for the former playboy model karen mcdougal an
�*catch and kill�* scheme — that allegedly buried damaging stories about mr trump during his campaign for the white house in 2016. this could be the only one of mr trump�*s four criminal cases that will conclude before the presidential election this november. and on friday, president biden said — he�*d be "happy" to face donald trump in a debate — something he had not previously committed to. mr trump skipped all the previous republican presidential debates — and no...
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mr trump denies falsifying records — and denies any relationship with ms daniels. but today in court, 60 of 96 potential jurors said they could not be impartial in a case involving the former president. speaking after day one of the trial — mr trump sought to cast doubt over the legitimacy of the court. it's a scam trial. if you read all of the legal comments, from all of the legal scholars today, there's not one that i see that said that this is a case that should be brought to trial. it's a scam. it's a political witchhunt. it continues forever and we are not going to be given a fair trial and it is a very, very sad thing. 0ur north america correspondentjohn sudworth has more from new york. when donald trump's motorcade left the precinct here in a man well used to breaking the norms of political life hit another milestone, this time a legal one, becoming the first us president to face a criminal trial. when it did get under way, as is often the case, the business was pretty humdrum, procedural discussion, the defence raising a number of issues and discussions o
mr trump denies falsifying records — and denies any relationship with ms daniels. but today in court, 60 of 96 potential jurors said they could not be impartial in a case involving the former president. speaking after day one of the trial — mr trump sought to cast doubt over the legitimacy of the court. it's a scam trial. if you read all of the legal comments, from all of the legal scholars today, there's not one that i see that said that this is a case that should be brought to trial. it's...
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arriving at court in new york — mr trump became the first us president, current orformer, to face criminal charges. donald trump has been charged with falsifying business records to cover up a �*hush money�* payment he made to adult film actress stormy daniels a month before the 2016 presidential election. he made the payment to keep ms daniels from publicly discussing an alleged affair the two had in the 20005. mr trump denies falsifying records — and denies any relationship with ms daniels.but today in court — 60 of 96 potential jurors said they could not be impartial in a case involving the former president. speaking after day one of the trial, mr trump sought to cast doubt over the legitimacy of the court. it's a scam trial. if you read all of the legal comments, from all of the legal scholars today, there's not one that i see that said that this is a case that should be brought to trial. it's a scam. it's a political witchhunt. it continues for ever and we are not going to be given a fair trial and it is a very, very sad thing. live now to new york to speak to our corresponden
arriving at court in new york — mr trump became the first us president, current orformer, to face criminal charges. donald trump has been charged with falsifying business records to cover up a �*hush money�* payment he made to adult film actress stormy daniels a month before the 2016 presidential election. he made the payment to keep ms daniels from publicly discussing an alleged affair the two had in the 20005. mr trump denies falsifying records — and denies any relationship with ms...
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mr. trump: this is a biden witch hunt to keep me off the campaign trail. so far it is not working because my polling is as high as it has ever been because of public understands it is a witch hunt. host: the jury heard from the first witness of the trial. let's go outside the courthouse in new york for more on today's developments. tell us more about that first witness. reporter: his name is david pecker and he is the publisher of the national enquirer, the tabloid newspaper at the center of this so-called catch and kill scheme that prosecutors were introducing to jurors. in many ways he is there for -- perfect first witness. prosecutors say he was part of a meeting in august 2015 with donald trump and michael cohen where they discussed the national enquirer helping donald trump's campaign showing the connection between the tabloid newspaper and a presidential campaign. they said they would be on the lookout for any negative stories that would impact him with voters. and that they said was the precursor to the way these hush-money payments were made. first
mr. trump: this is a biden witch hunt to keep me off the campaign trail. so far it is not working because my polling is as high as it has ever been because of public understands it is a witch hunt. host: the jury heard from the first witness of the trial. let's go outside the courthouse in new york for more on today's developments. tell us more about that first witness. reporter: his name is david pecker and he is the publisher of the national enquirer, the tabloid newspaper at the center of...
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mr trump denies falsifying records and denies any relationship with ms daniels. but today in court, 60 of 96 potentialjurors said they could not be impartial in a case involving the former president. speaking after day one of the trial, mr trump sought to cast doubt over the legitimacy of the court. it isa it is a scam trial. it is a political scam, a political witchhunt that continues, and it continues forever, and were not going to be given a fair trial. it's a very, very sad thing. 0ur north america correspondent john sudworth has more from new york. well, when donald trump's motorcade left this precinct, a man of course it is no stranger to breaking the rules and norms of political life hit another milestone, this time a legal one, becoming the first former us president to face a criminal trial. 0nce us president to face a criminal trial. once it got under way, as is often the case in courts, the business was pretty humdrum to begin with, procedural arguments, and the defence raising a number of questions. at one point asking whether donald trump could have t
mr trump denies falsifying records and denies any relationship with ms daniels. but today in court, 60 of 96 potentialjurors said they could not be impartial in a case involving the former president. speaking after day one of the trial, mr trump sought to cast doubt over the legitimacy of the court. it isa it is a scam trial. it is a political scam, a political witchhunt that continues, and it continues forever, and were not going to be given a fair trial. it's a very, very sad thing. 0ur north...
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in 2016, a lawyerfor mr trump, michael cohen, said he'd paid $130,000 to stormy daniels — to stop her from revealing an affair with him ten years previously. mr trump wanted a delay until the supreme court reviews his claim of presidential immunity in another criminal case. our washington reporter will vernon sent this update. this decision by the new york judge relates to the so called hush money case. so this is where mr trump is accused of falsifying business records over an alleged payout to an adult film actress back in 2016. that was in the final days of the presidential election campaign. and he is accused basically of trying to hide this payment, allegedly. now, mr trump argued that this case should be delayed whilst the us supreme court considers a separate legal question over whether mr trump enjoys immunity from prosecution over acts he took whilst in office. and that stems from a separate case, which is the washington federal crimes case where mr trump is accused of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results. now, today, thejudge in new york, as we expected him to do
in 2016, a lawyerfor mr trump, michael cohen, said he'd paid $130,000 to stormy daniels — to stop her from revealing an affair with him ten years previously. mr trump wanted a delay until the supreme court reviews his claim of presidential immunity in another criminal case. our washington reporter will vernon sent this update. this decision by the new york judge relates to the so called hush money case. so this is where mr trump is accused of falsifying business records over an alleged payout...
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trump attacked the judge and called the $130,000 check a legal expense. mr. trump: we have a trump hating judge, a judge who shouldn't be on this case, who is totally conflicted. this is a trial that should have been thrown out a long time ago. check them out, it's called legal expenses. that's what you are supposed to call it. nobody has ever seen anything like it. helena: we go to our correspondent who is outside the manhattan court for us. great to see you once again. we were getting to the heart of jury selection. talk to us about how that played out. nada: a jampacked day as the judge tried to keep everything on schedule. there was one dramatic moment where donald trump was reprimanded by the judge for audibly muttering and gesturing in front of one of the jurors. he had to warn him he will not have any of the jurors intimidated. you had several prospective jurors dismissed, but those who were questioned by both sides, the sides tried to get at how they felt about donald trump. some avoided answering, instead sharing their overall feelings of what they h
trump attacked the judge and called the $130,000 check a legal expense. mr. trump: we have a trump hating judge, a judge who shouldn't be on this case, who is totally conflicted. this is a trial that should have been thrown out a long time ago. check them out, it's called legal expenses. that's what you are supposed to call it. nobody has ever seen anything like it. helena: we go to our correspondent who is outside the manhattan court for us. great to see you once again. we were getting to the...
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a new poll out today shows mr trump leading against presidentjoe biden in six of the seven battleground states that could decide the election in november — known as swing states. a wall streetjournal poll shows trump holding leads in arizona, georgia, michigan, north carolina, nevada, and pennyslvania. the only state where he's not leading is wisconsin — where president biden leads slightly on the multiple candidate ballot, but ties with mr trump in a head—to—head match—up. overall, the poll suggest unhappiness with biden among voters who will have the most influence in the outcome of the election. let's turn to some important news around the world. ajudge in new york has rejected former us president donald trump's request to further delay one of his criminal trials. he asked for a later start date to his trial in new york, where he is accused of falsifying business records over a pay—out made to an adult film star. trump argued the case should be delayed until the supreme court rules on whether he should be immune from prosecution. uganda's constitutional court has refused
a new poll out today shows mr trump leading against presidentjoe biden in six of the seven battleground states that could decide the election in november — known as swing states. a wall streetjournal poll shows trump holding leads in arizona, georgia, michigan, north carolina, nevada, and pennyslvania. the only state where he's not leading is wisconsin — where president biden leads slightly on the multiple candidate ballot, but ties with mr trump in a head—to—head match—up. overall,...
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meanwhile earlier in court, tensions grew high between mr trump and the presiding judge, justicejuan merchan, as our north america correspondent nada tawfik reports. the court session ran over in time because the judge was so eager to make headway in a jury selection. a dramatic moment came where donald trump was reprimanded for, as the judge said, audibly muttering and gesturing in front of one juror. he said he would not take jurors being intimidated in his courtroom. we had a point where several jurors said they could not be impartial, orfor personal reasons they were excused. both sides, the defence and the prosecution, got the opportunity to strike jurors they did not want to be seated. at one point, donald trump and his lawyers went far back in social media posts of the jurors, saying that one man had posted to have donald trump "locked up". that man was struck from the jury. of those who were seated, they are a diverse group. a young black woman who is a teacher, a woman who is a nurse — an oncologist nurse. the fourth person is originally from ireland, and an older man from
meanwhile earlier in court, tensions grew high between mr trump and the presiding judge, justicejuan merchan, as our north america correspondent nada tawfik reports. the court session ran over in time because the judge was so eager to make headway in a jury selection. a dramatic moment came where donald trump was reprimanded for, as the judge said, audibly muttering and gesturing in front of one juror. he said he would not take jurors being intimidated in his courtroom. we had a point where...
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trump a high level visit, showing his continuing influence. as mr. trump touts electn security, two of his for criminal cases involve accusations that he tried to illegally overturn the 2020 election results. his rst criminal trial will begin next week. it is also the first criminal trial ever of a former president. he will be legally required to be present at a manhattan courtroom on monday to face 34 felony charges of falsifying business records. it stems from a $130,000 payment to former adult film star stormy daniels in 2016, allegedly meant to cover up an affair as he was running for president. trump calls the case a witch hunt. the former interpreter for japanese baseball star shohei ohtani has surrendered to federal authorities in los angeles a day after he was charged with stealing $16 million from ohtani's bank account to cover gambling losses. the justice department said he abused his position as ohtani's manager to plunder his bank account. bank fraud carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, but he's thought to be negotiating a pl
trump a high level visit, showing his continuing influence. as mr. trump touts electn security, two of his for criminal cases involve accusations that he tried to illegally overturn the 2020 election results. his rst criminal trial will begin next week. it is also the first criminal trial ever of a former president. he will be legally required to be present at a manhattan courtroom on monday to face 34 felony charges of falsifying business records. it stems from a $130,000 payment to former...
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mr. trump has entered a plea of not guilty. another case involves allegations that he pressured officials to reverse the election results knowing the lies about election fraud and sought to insulate the capitol riot on january 6 to delay the certification of mr. biden's victory and stay in power. he has been charged with four criminal counts and denies any wrongdoing. finally, there is the classified documents case concerning whether he mishandled files by taking them from the white house to his mar-a-lago residence after he left office. there are eight individual accounts, all of which mr. trump has pleaded not guil to. all of this comes to a total of 91 criminal charges across the four cases but let's turn to that civil case which does not involve criminal charges that was brought in a lawsuit by the new york attorney general. the case was brought using allow that gives the attorney general broad power to invest gay allegations of persistent fraud in business dealings and we will be able to get into that with our next guest.
mr. trump has entered a plea of not guilty. another case involves allegations that he pressured officials to reverse the election results knowing the lies about election fraud and sought to insulate the capitol riot on january 6 to delay the certification of mr. biden's victory and stay in power. he has been charged with four criminal counts and denies any wrongdoing. finally, there is the classified documents case concerning whether he mishandled files by taking them from the white house to...
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kayla epstein says mr. trump is fidgeting a lot in his seat. and he rocked back and forth in his chair, then bent his head and loed down. at some point it looked like his eyes were closed. you can go to the bbc website if you want to follow all the updates from inside the courtroom. this trial could last around six to eight weeksith hearings scheduled every week day except wednesday, meaning that an outcome is likely before u.s. election day in november. amid several trials mr. trump is facing, he continues to campaign for another term in office as part of that presidential race. of course he is hoping to beat president biden and get back into the white house. so what impact could this trial have as mr. trump sets his sights on another term in office? to discuss this in more detail i am joined by public opinion expert and a former political strategist and partner at the brunswick gup, a management consultant firm. also by laura fink, a democratic strategist. woke him to both of you. robert, you are a former strategist but you also work in comms
kayla epstein says mr. trump is fidgeting a lot in his seat. and he rocked back and forth in his chair, then bent his head and loed down. at some point it looked like his eyes were closed. you can go to the bbc website if you want to follow all the updates from inside the courtroom. this trial could last around six to eight weeksith hearings scheduled every week day except wednesday, meaning that an outcome is likely before u.s. election day in november. amid several trials mr. trump is facing,...
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mr. trump denies any affair. outside the courthouse shortly after the jury was selected, a man set himself on fire. the police sayhe man threw conspiracy based pamphlets into the air before setting himself alight. authorities have now identify the man as a florida resident and he is alive in the hospital but in critical condition. officials don't believe he was targeting any person or group. the biggest election in the world is underway in india, with millions lining up to vote despite very high temperatures. almost a billion people are eligible to vote, roughly one in eight of the entire population of the world. more than 13 million indian citizens who live abroad can also cast ballots, but i will have to return to india and person to do so. although voting starts today it will take place in seven phases over the next six weeks with the result announced on june 4. india's prime minister is aiming for a rare third consecutive term in power. our correspondent reports. reporter: this is the line of men and women wa
mr. trump denies any affair. outside the courthouse shortly after the jury was selected, a man set himself on fire. the police sayhe man threw conspiracy based pamphlets into the air before setting himself alight. authorities have now identify the man as a florida resident and he is alive in the hospital but in critical condition. officials don't believe he was targeting any person or group. the biggest election in the world is underway in india, with millions lining up to vote despite very...
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trump as he campaigned for the white house in 2016. they could be the only one of mr. trump's four criminal cases that will conclude before the presidential election this november. friday president biden said he would be happy to face donald trump in a debate. that is something he had not previously committed to. joining us now is our new york correspondent neto who has been covering every step of the trial. today wraps up the fourth day of testimony in the case. what stood out tyou? >> helena, you have two people who have been on the stand now that were extremely close to donald trump, real insiders. the last one we just had was rhona graff's assistant for more than 30 years. she was subpoenaed, compelled to come testify. she said she did not want to be in court. under prosecution questioning she said she did and put the former playboy model karen mcdougal and stormy daniels contacts into donald trump's contacts at trump tower and vaguely recalls seeing stormy daniels there in the lead up to the 2016 election. rhona graff says she has respect for donald trump. as she
trump as he campaigned for the white house in 2016. they could be the only one of mr. trump's four criminal cases that will conclude before the presidential election this november. friday president biden said he would be happy to face donald trump in a debate. that is something he had not previously committed to. joining us now is our new york correspondent neto who has been covering every step of the trial. today wraps up the fourth day of testimony in the case. what stood out tyou? >>...
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any negative stories about mr trump himself. his testimony will be important to prosecutors case as they try to establish there was a criminal conspiracy on donald trump's part to influence the election. donald trump's lawyers have said this is how newspapers work and nothing about this was illegal. donald trump has been sitting silently in court, but he has been fuming on social media. he has been fuming on social media. he has accused thejudge has been fuming on social media. he has accused the judge of trying to take away his free speech and came after that fiery hearing on the gagging order where, really, after that fiery hearing on the gagging orderwhere, really, donald trump's lawyers frustrated the judge to the point where he said they were losing credibility with the court. they try to argue that donald trump's posts were in a political response to his opponents. thejudge said they had not offered any evidence of that.— it is the most distant man—made object in the universe — nasa's voyager one probe, which is curr
any negative stories about mr trump himself. his testimony will be important to prosecutors case as they try to establish there was a criminal conspiracy on donald trump's part to influence the election. donald trump's lawyers have said this is how newspapers work and nothing about this was illegal. donald trump has been sitting silently in court, but he has been fuming on social media. he has been fuming on social media. he has accused thejudge has been fuming on social media. he has accused...
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meanwhile mr trump clarified his policy position on abortion safety issue should be left for individual states to decide. effectively rolling a national abortion ban if he becomes president. north america correspondent tom bateman has more from washington. what we saw today was donald trump rejecting some of the hard—line positions that his republican colleagues have been arguing for — that being a nationwide ban on abortion. that is significant because donald trump has sold himself as the architect of the supreme court decision a couple of years ago stop to overturn roe v wade. that was a landmark ruling from 1973 that enshrined protections, constitutional protections for women across america to abortion. what donald trump is doing here is being strategic when it comes to the presidential election. he has seen that some of the harder positions on the issue of abortion haven't played well for many republicans, most notably in the mid—term elections a couple of years ago. he is very aware of that in an election that will be decided to a certain degree in the suburbs of several marg
meanwhile mr trump clarified his policy position on abortion safety issue should be left for individual states to decide. effectively rolling a national abortion ban if he becomes president. north america correspondent tom bateman has more from washington. what we saw today was donald trump rejecting some of the hard—line positions that his republican colleagues have been arguing for — that being a nationwide ban on abortion. that is significant because donald trump has sold himself as the...
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as our north america correspondent nada tawfik reports, it happened as the jury selection for mr trump's trial was completed. journalists here had just learned thatjury selection had concluded slightly after 1:30 in the afternoon, when the man, later identified as a florida resident in his mid 30s, entered the park. he threw coloured pamphlets in the air, doused himself in lighterfluid and set himself on fire. and we here could see the blaze, could feel that heat. now, officials later said that he wasn't targeting any individual, any group or, in fact, this trial. their investigation is ongoing, but they believe he was a conspiracy theorist. now, they say they are going to be reviewing security protocols around this courthouse in light of the high—profile nature of this trial and whether, in fact, to close that park down to the public. but nevertheless, court resumed. it remained on schedule. and opening statements in this trial will now begin on monday. donald trump leaving the court today again slammed this case as a hoax, as a witch hunt. he is charged with falsifying business recor
as our north america correspondent nada tawfik reports, it happened as the jury selection for mr trump's trial was completed. journalists here had just learned thatjury selection had concluded slightly after 1:30 in the afternoon, when the man, later identified as a florida resident in his mid 30s, entered the park. he threw coloured pamphlets in the air, doused himself in lighterfluid and set himself on fire. and we here could see the blaze, could feel that heat. now, officials later said that...
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mr. trump has not responded. he's spent the day in new york as his hush money trial continues. the prosecution is continuing to outline his case mr. trump falsified business records to cover up a payment to the adult film star stormy daniels in the run-up to the 2016 election. here's mr. trump arriving at court earlier today. >> i think yesterday went very well in this courthouse. it should be overcome of the case is over. you heard what was said. the case should be over. but you will have to make that determination. i think we have a judge will never allow this case to be over in a positive way. highly conflicted. the most highly conflicted judge i have ever seen. yesterday, i think the supreme court having to do with immunity -- i think the argument was brilliant. i listened to it last night, i thought the judge's questions were great. all presidents have to have immunity. this has nothing to do with me. >> let's hear from our north american correspondent who was in court. she sent us this update. >> today we had the defense cross-examination of the first witness, the former
mr. trump has not responded. he's spent the day in new york as his hush money trial continues. the prosecution is continuing to outline his case mr. trump falsified business records to cover up a payment to the adult film star stormy daniels in the run-up to the 2016 election. here's mr. trump arriving at court earlier today. >> i think yesterday went very well in this courthouse. it should be overcome of the case is over. you heard what was said. the case should be over. but you will...
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mr trump claims it's all a political witch hunt. it's just one of several court cases he's facing as he looks toward the november election. our correspondent peter bowes has more. donald trump was originally ordered to pay $451; million, that was the judgment against him in the case in which he was found to have used fraudulent business tactics to increase the profits of his company. donald trump has indicated that he is appealing that decision, but his lawyers have said that it has proven to be a practical impossibility, getting a bond of that huge amount, almost half a billion dollars. a panel ofjudges slashed that amount to $175 million which has now been met by a bond company here in california. we have heard from one of donald trump's lawyers who has issued a short statement saying as promised, president, overturning what the lawyer causes unjust verdict. this appeal could take several months. that could go on well beyond the november election. in the meantime, the former president faces no less than four criminal trials. they
mr trump claims it's all a political witch hunt. it's just one of several court cases he's facing as he looks toward the november election. our correspondent peter bowes has more. donald trump was originally ordered to pay $451; million, that was the judgment against him in the case in which he was found to have used fraudulent business tactics to increase the profits of his company. donald trump has indicated that he is appealing that decision, but his lawyers have said that it has proven to...