This city. But he returned as a criminal defendant. He faces four charges and is accused of orchestrating an astonishingly Broad Campaign to overturn the Election Results of 2020. Its alleged he used unlawful methods to try to getjoe biden� s victory blocked. Inside court, mrtrump� s biden� s victory blocked. Inside court, mr trumps lawyer pleaded not guilty on his behalf. The former president did speak as he left the city. When you look at what is happening, this is a persecution of a political opponent. This was never supposed to happen in america. Its easy to almost become immune to donald trump legal problems but this case is bigger than all the other indictments and that is because ultimately, its about american democracy. And how the former president stands accused of trying to overthrow it. January the sixth of the painful and indelible mark on the uss image here and worldwide. Five people died and more than 1000 were arrested. 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Thats how much i love donald anything. Thats how much i love donald trump, anything. Thats how much i love donald trump, he anything. Thats how much i love donald trump, he is i anything. Thats how much i love donald trump, he is al love donald trump, he is a mans love donald trump, he is a mans man and he said men in america mans man and he said men in america dont know what a man is anymore america dont know what a man is anymore. He america dont know what a man is anymore is anymore. He could be facing a fourth indictment is anymore. He could be facing a fourth indictment over a fourth indictment over Election Tampering and its likely to propel closer to clinching the republican partys nomination, allowing him to run again for the presidency. Nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. Live now to washington and lets speak to our correspondent sean dilley. Sean, a day without legal precedent. What have you witnessed in and around washington in the last 2a hours . Well, we were actually one of the crews outside the court both before and after the not guilty plea was entered. The initial plea guilty plea was entered. The initial plea was guilty plea was entered. Tue initial plea was indeed guilty plea was entered. Tte initial plea was indeed entered by one of mr Trump Lawyers but then he was also asked to confirm that he wasnt under the influence of any intoxicating substance. He was asked to confirm his name and was also asked to enter a plea and the president then stood forward, former president , i should say, but the title is one that is often used, and he said in a deliberate voice not guilty. Outside, there was a cheerfrom the pro trump cheer from the pro Trump Supporters, taking almost verdict or a statement of fact as opposed to the due process arrived at the end of a criminal trial, which is what is happening next. Outside, some banners, bothjust in terms of donald Trump Supporters and indeed, the counter protesters, that very famous red cap on many heads make America Great again. On the other side, people were saying Lock Up Traitor so very, very strong feelings outside. But what is interesting is when you speak to republican voters, its really clear, as the poll numbers show, there is actually anything that could happen not anything that would stop them voting for donald trump, as long as they are able to. Whether or not democrats and indeed, well, clearly, democrats wanted but those middle voters would vote for donald trump on the basis of this, we dont know. This, we dont know. Donald trump did this, we dont know. Donald trump did not this, we dont know. Donald trump did not give this, we dont know. Donald trump did not give a this, we dont know. Donald trump did not give a long i this, we dont know. Donald i trump did not give a long and defiant speech, as he did after the previous indictment. Tia. The previous indictment. No. Nor did he the previous indictment. No. Nor did he really the previous indictment. Tin nor did he really address the questions being thrown at him on the tarmac. So, why the different change of tune for donald trump here . Is he trying to achieve that . To achieve that . Yeah, i mean, we shouldnt to achieve that . Yeah, i mean, we shouldnt read to achieve that . Yeah, i mean, we shouldnt read too to achieve that . Yeah, i mean, we shouldnt read too much to achieve that . Yeah, i mean, | we shouldnt read too much into his language not being as inflammatory as normal. He was told as one of the conditions of his release on bail that if he discusses the details of the case and if he sort of, the notion was thejudge case and if he sort of, the notion was the judge asked him to confirm that he understood it would be a crime to intimidate thejury and it would be a crime to intimidate the jury and so on, that he could have an Arrest Warrant was issued and he could even face custody time, time behind bars and be prosecuted for a contempt of court, so there is that to a degree but actually, he did repeat his claims that it was a persecution and a prosecution, he said, that shouldnt happen but it is happening, it is happening, this criminal trial, among few other unrelated cases in the busy calendar next year mr trump already has a busy Election Campaign in his calendar but in march we know he is due in court in new york on other unrelated charges to do with allegedly hiding, through his business, Hush Money Payments to a porn star and in may two months after that in mar a lago a federal prosecution in relation to allegedly holding onto top secret documents that he shouldnt have after leaving office. We dont yet know the trial date for this case. On the 28th of August Donald trump have been told he doesnt personally have to attend a Public Prosecution is saying we really want to do this by way of a speedy trial, we want to get on with this. Mr trump attorneys are saying this is ludicrous because we need more time to prepare. On the 28th Of August it would be very clear to us in all likelihood the judge is likely to say yes, this will be the criminal trial date and it is well on could happen in the middle of the president ial Election Campaign or before, its not necessarily the case the prosecution will have their wish granted all the defence. , � , have their wish granted all the defence. � ,. , defence. Thats really interesting. Defence. Thats really interesting. Picking. Defence. Thats really | interesting. Picking up defence. Thats really interesting. Picking up on that last point about the timing of the trial with adam klasfeld. Senior Legal Correspondent for the messenger media outlet. Youve been following the story for sometime now we understand you were at the trial today. In the last 2a hours. What are your thoughts on the main issues raised . The timing is crucial, isnt it . Crucial, isnt it . Its a very crucial crucial, isnt it . Its a very crucial issue crucial, isnt it . Its a very crucial issue and crucial, isnt it . Its a very crucial issue and one crucial, isnt it . Its a very. Crucial issue and one raised right at the tail end of the hearing. Put this into perspective, and arraignment is usually and was today a brief proceeding, where the defendant is read his rights, enter a plea of in this case not guilty and was asked his name, donald trump, specifies Thatj Means John and just the general short code answers. When his attorney gets up to speak, john morrow, he goes and brings as the first issue wanting to hold a speedy trial. Because in the previous cases and in this case, trump is trying to push much of his criminal exposure until after the election John Criminal Exposure until after the election john lauro. He is trying to get into office but what we found right at the end of the hearing is that the magistrate, judge is moving things briskly, informing the parties that the next hearing towards the end of this month, there is going to be a trial date set and they want briefing, the court wants briefing, the court wants briefing on this subject before that time. That is showing a strong signal from the court, they want to move things. Either head. They want to assess the matter move things full speed ahead. That doesnt happen with every arraignment. Doesnt happen with every arraignment. Trump wants to move the arraignment. Trump wants to move the trial arraignment. Trump wants to move the trial out arraignment. Trump wants to move the trial out of arraignment. Trump wants to move the trial out of dc arraignment. Trump wants to move the trial out of dc and l move the trial out of dc and two more maga friendly areas of virginia. Is it likely . T two more maga friendly areas of virginia. Is it likely . Virginia. Is it likely . I think its very virginia. Is it likely . I think its very unlikely virginia. Is it likely . I think its very unlikely and virginia. Is it likely . I think its very unlikely and that l virginia. Is it likely . I think| its very unlikely and that is not just speculation. Its very unlikely and that is notjust speculation. Weve seen, this is the january six docket has had quite a bit of experience at this point. There have been hundreds of defendants charged and there have been other cases like it, including defendants who have tried to move things into more maga friendly territory and those attempts failed and its also worth mentioning it has failed with former trump allies in the Paul Manafort case. There was an argument too, again, for political reasons get a jury of peers more resembling ones politics and a judge pointedly noting thats not what a jury of ones peers means. Its not a referendum ill find me a jurisdiction where people share my political views. So, just from recent history and history over the past half decade, in and near thisjurisdiction, its a past half decade, in and near this jurisdiction, its a very tough Lift Forformer tough lift for former president. Tough lift for former resident. ,. , president. Ok, so timing potentially president. Ok, so timing potentially tricky. President. Ok, so timing i potentially tricky. Location looking unlikely in terms of a swap. What about things like witnesses and contacts . A difficult will that be . Well, that is, difficult will that be . Well, that is. As difficult will that be . Well, that is, as you difficult will that be . Well, that is, as you can difficult will that be . Well, that is, as you can clearly. That is, as you can clearly imagine, there are quite a few witnesses in this case. Its a sprawling investigation. The witnesses can be folks who are his top surrogates and aides and former President Trump has and former President Trump has a history of potentially thumbing his nose at the court process. He has attacked judges, rhetorically attached judges, rhetorically attached judges, jurors who have rubbed him the wrong way. So, in terms of following the court order, thatis of following the court order, that is something that was very sternly warned to the former president. That he should not speak to witnesses about the facts of the case outside the presence of their attorneys, his attorneys, and for any violation of that order could be very stern consequences. Adam klasfeld, thank you. Lets bring in the legal analyst and professor of law craig green from temple university. Craig, adam there just outlining just craig, Adam Therejust outlining just how sort of politically dramatic and important this case is going to be, this arraignment here. From the former president and also his supporters, we hear this continual refrain that this is a set up and an abuse of power. How do we actually get an actual impartialjury for this actual impartial jury for this trial . Actual impartial ury for this trial . , ~. , actual impartial ury for this trial . ,. , trial . Yes, i think two things about that. Trial . Yes, i think two things about that. Of trial . Yes, i think two things about that. Of course, trial . Yes, i think two things about that. Of course, an. About that. Of course, an indictment is not a verdict but these allegations, this indictment alleges i think the most serious breach of public trust by a us politician since the civil war in the 1860s. So i think the seriousness of the allegations really goes beyond anything that anyone could possibly have expected, even in trump land, one could say. But in the midst of all of that political and even historic significance, there are a lot of aspects of this case that are going through incredibly ordinary procedures. Its ordinary procedures. Its ordinary for a ordinary procedures. Its ordinary fora grandjury ordinary procedures. Its ordinary for a grand jury where a crime occurs in the District Of Columbia for example to return an indictment. The ordinary for a defendant so indicted to rant and object that this is an unfair and persecution and the rest of it. Defendants do that all the time. Similarly in the selection of a jury, there are ordinary procedures for striking, as the term, striking various jurors who reveal various jurors who reveal various kinds of bias that would disqualify them as impartialjurors and indeed, impartial jurors and indeed, both impartialjurors and indeed, both sides will have some number of preinjury strides where they can strike about any particular suspicion or region because they think it seems to because they think it seems to be the case so those procedures will be followed ordinarily, producing a jury pool from a perfectly ordinary jurisdiction that will go through ordinary legal procedures, even amidst the incredible significance of the incredible significance of the case they are hearing. Regardless of the outcomes of all of these three separate and quite different cases, there is nothing to prevent trump from running for president again, since the constitution does not bar individuals, from it, from, with criminal indictments or convictions from seeking the office so there is a possibility here he could win the election and run the country even if found guilty . Talk us through how that is going to work. Would it work, could it . T going to work. Would it work, could it . ~ , could it . I think the first thing on could it . I think the first thing on the could it . I think the first thing on the calendar. Could it . I think the first i thing on the Calendar Issue could it . I think the first thing on the Calendar Issue is that politics is going to run ahead of the law probably. So evenif ahead of the law probably. So even if they were to be convictions, there would be appealed, i think there is not likely to be final resolution of any of these cases until well after the actual election which is to say American Voters will choose an indicted candidate, not a finally convicted one. But if for example, and the big difference maybe whether in this hypothetical trump convicted of state charges. The federal charges, for example, this allegation of conspiracy and january six, its a federal charge and they involve classified documents, he and his team will probably argue that a re elected president could pardon himself because the president has its never been done before, no one has tried it, buti been done before, no one has tried it, but i believe it would be their argument if you imagine he were convicted, federal charges. On state charges, which is an issue in the new york case about business fraud, then i think a sitting president would claim his federal Constitutional Responsibilities may override that Inferior State Law and would at least delay any prison term, for example, until after the president ial term were over. These are all wildly speculative scenarios and unbelievable scenarios and remains true even if we have to believe them someday. Believe them someday. Craig green, thank believe them someday. Craig green, thank you. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. Ministers have set out plans to expand the use of the private sector to tackle the nhs backlog in england. The government says it wants to unlock Spare Capacity to get more people the treatment and operations they need. A record 7. 5 Million People in england are waiting for hospital treatment, up by nearly 300,000 since the start of the year. An independent expert comissioned by the government to consider ways to speed up the switch to Greener Energy has suggested paying people if new Electricity Pylons are built near their home. Ministers want to halve the time it takes to construct power lines so that new Clean Energy Projects can be delivered faster. Five people have been arrested after greenpeace activists climbed on to the roof of rishi sunak� s home in north yorkshire. They were protesting against the prime ministers support for the granting of new licenses to drill for oil and gas in the north sea. Greenpeace said the campaigners had unfurled Oil Black Fabric on one side of the house. Youre live with bbc news. A husband and wife Cyber Crime Team have pleaded guilty to trying to launder 4. 5 billion of bitcoin that had been stolen in a hack more than seven years ago. Heather morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein were arrested last year after police traced their riches back to the major theft. Whilst attempting to evade Police Morgan gained notoriety as the amateur rapper calling herself razzlekhan and the crocodile of wall street. Our cyber correspondent joe tidy reports her husband was less keen on the limelight. Ok, im Nota Little Wind Up sort of Dancing Monkey thats going to repeat the exact same thing. Court documents suggest a Computer Programmer was the mastermind behind the couples operation. When police raided their manhattan apartment they found hollowed out books in his office to conceal phones. Dozens of handsets. Usb and wads of cash. They also discovered his spreadsheet, meticulously detailing their methods for laundering the stash which was worth 4. 5 million at the time of arrest. This is the largest seizure of crypto currency ever by us law enforcement. The message to criminals is clear crypto currency is not a safe haven. The case dates back to 2016 when an unknown hacker moved nearly 120,000 bit coins from a Bitcoin Company to their own digital wallet. The stash sat there viewable but untouchable without the digital key. One year later, lichtenstein and morgan began trying to launder the bitcoin into traditional money. They used all the tricks in the book to try and money. They used all the tricks in the book to try and hide their tracks including sending small sums of bit point to thousands of different wallets owned by fake identities. Mixing it through Criminal Darknet Marketplaces and setting up Shell Companies to make the funds look legitimate. Police followed years of transactions on the public ledger as the couple cashed out millions of dollars. One key mistake was Purchasing Supermarket Vouchers with the stolen funds. Gift supermarket vouchers with the stolen funds. Supermarket vouchers with the stolen funds. Gift cards moving different exchanges stolen funds. Gift cards moving different exchanges and stolen funds. Gift cards moving different exchanges and across | different exchanges and across different exchanges and across different crypto currency, that never actually created the break in provenance that was intended to happen when you are trying to launder that amount of money. Trying to launder that amount of money of money. The case is the latest in of money. The case is the latest in a of money. The case is the latest in a string of money. The case is the latest in a string of latest in a string of high profile successes for police Around The World who have become adept at following trails left by criminals using bitcoin. T trails left by criminals using bitcoin. , trails left by criminals using bitcoin. ,. ,. , bitcoin. I am in my art studio and i bitcoin. I am in my art studio and ijust bitcoin. I am in my art studio and ijust painted bitcoin. I am in my art studio and ijust painted this. Bitcoin. I am in my art studio and ijust painted this. Police and i ust painted this. Police sa and ijust painted this. Police say morgan and ijust painted this. Police say morgan and and ijust painted this. Police say morgan and lichtensteinl say morgan and lichtenstein were planning to flee the us to russia, lichtensteins country of birth. If successful they would have lived a Billionaire Lifestyle Safe from arrest by the us. Instead, they now face prison. Joe tidy, bbc news the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has announced a big extension of Financial Support for people who want to replace their car ahead of the expansion of the capitals Ultra Low Emission Zone or ulez. Anyone in the city scrapping a non compliant car will be eligible fora grant of up to £2,000. Harry farley reports. Around the expansion of the area covered by londons Ultra Low Emission Zone has been building. Drivers of cars that produce too much pollution must pay £12 50 each day to drive in the zone. This 13,965. Than the zone. This 13,965. An unexoected the zone. This 13,965. In unexpected victory for the conservatives in the by election last month was put down to the labbs scheme. He has lost this election for labour and we know it was his damaging and costly ulez policy that lost this election. That lost this election. Sadik khan won that lost this election. Sadik khan won a that lost this election. Sadik khan won a legal that lost this election. Sadik khan won a legal battle that lost this election. Sadik khan won a legal battle of. That lost this election. Sadik i khan won a legal Battle Of The High Court so his plan to expand the scheme to outer london can go ahead later this month. He says it is vital for the health of people and to clean up london area. But today the mayor announced an increase in compensation for those forced to scrap their vehicles. Previously only those on benefits were eligible. Now, every londoner with a non compliant car can claim up to £2000 to upgrade. The payment for Small Business to scrap fans has risen to £7,000 and charities can get £9,000 to Scrap Minibuses that do not meet emission thresholds. Other cities like bristol and birmingham have already implemented low emission zones. The total cost of londons scrap each fund will now be £160 million. But there are questions over whether this will be enough to cater for the 300,000 non compliant cars, plus fans, in outer london. Harry farley, bbc news. The american Pop Star Lizzo has said allegations made by three of herformer dancers, including of Sexual Harassment and creating a hostile work environment, are false. The singer called the last few days � gut wrenchingly difficult and overwhelmingly disappointing. The bbc has spoken to the three dancers, who say she needs to be held accountable. Our Entertainment CorrespondentColin Paterson reports. How you feeling . Feeling good as hell ooo child. On stage and in interviews, lizzo has shared a message of Body Positivity and celebrating who you are. Hey, lizzo, this is arianna and i am super excited to get the chance to audition for your dancer and model search. She was a role model to the three dancers who have taken out this lawsuit, containing allegations lizzo rejects as false. They spoke to me from la on why they felt they had to go public. This was the worst case scenario, it was a last resort. This person that has been bullied her whole life has now got power and now she has kind of lost touch of, i believe, who she is and her roots, and now she is doing to others what she was done to her. This the claims involve explicit sexual acts with sex toys is and being made to rehearse for so long that the dancers soiled themselves. I do think she needs to be held accountable for all the things that she has done or enabled and created this environment to be done in. But they have a fight on their hands. Lizzo has now responded to the claims, releasing a statement in which she says the allegations are false, unbelievable and too outrageous not to be addressed. And there is still every chance that this will never make it to court. Still i would imagine that lizzo will begin to reinforce her brand that has been attacked, as to whether that is truly authentic, so you will see her double down. You will see her team begin to attack the other side and i would imagine that this will be settled. It is hard to love yourself in a world that doesnt love you back. The three dancers told me that lizzos statement has left them overwhelmed, disappointed and feeling overlooked. Lizzo says she is not the villain that people in the media have portrayed her to be. Do you consider lizzo to be a villain . Do i think lizzo can take this and change and be who she says she is . Yes, absolutely. I want her to be who she says she was when i first met her. The bbc has asked lizzo for an interview. She is yet to respond. Colin paterson, bbc news. Stay with us here on bbc news. Straight that arising it again here straight that arising it again here in straight that arising it again here in the uk and we are also looking here in the uk and we are also looking at here in the uk and we are also looking at the aftermath of silicon looking at the aftermath of silicon valleys ugliest decade. Hello there. Thursday was a relatively quiet day for many of us. In fact, we had some sunny spells and a little bit of warmth coming through. Cambridge was the top spot with 23 celsius by the middle of the afternoon. Not all of us had beautiful blue, sunny skies. In fact, the cloud, the shower cloud gathered across whitley bay by the end of the afternoon. And some of those showers intense, with rumbles of thunder and lightning mixed in there. So, a similar story as we go into friday. Still got this north westerly flow. Thats going to be driving some fair weather cloud around. And through parts of the afternoon, we will start to see a cluster of sharp showers, particularly down through eastern england. A few isolated showers for scotland and northern ireland, the best of the sunshine in sheltered western areas. But temperatures will be a little bit disappointing because of that north westerly Wind Direction 15 to 20 degrees the overall high, 68 fahrenheit. Now, as we move out of friday into the start of the weekend, once again, its going to be the fourth weekend in a row that weve seen an area of low pressure moving in Off The Atlantic and bringing some unseasonably wet and windy weather for this time of year. So heavy rain during the early hours of saturday morning across northern ireland. It will gradually push its way steadily eastwards. And as the low moves east, while the winds will be gusting across wales and South West England 50, possibly 60 miles an hour, and that could have an implication certainly for those camping, but some rough seas as well. Also, that rain will clear its way steadily east, and then behind, its going to be a cool and disappointing day for many only 14 to 17 degrees at the very best. So after a pretty wetjuly, looks likely that were going to see more significant rain as we move into the next few days for the early half of august, Darker Blues Denoting anywhere where we could potentially see another inch or two of rain. And as we move from sunday into the early part of next week, it looks likely that that unsettled theme is set to continue. However, from wednesday onwards, it looks likely that an area of High Pressure will build, and we havent seen this for quite some time. Just how long the High Pressure is going to stay with us is still subject to question. Perhaps it might ease away after just a few days, but there is a glimmer of hope that we will see some blue sky and sunshine and it will feel warmer. Criminals is clear crypto currency is not a safe haven. Live from london, this is bbc news. Higherfor longer uk Interest Rates are now the steepest in the developed world and the Bank Of Englands boss says they wont be coming down any time soon. Also coming up tough at the top apples earnings slip for the Third Quarter in a row as iphone sales continue to fall. Plus, still delivering, but faster and cheaper amazon wows wall street with a big jump in profits as a shake up in its business pays off. Get used to higher Interest Rates because they are not coming down any time soon that was the message from the governor of the Bank Of England on thursday. It came after the bank raised the cost of borrowing to 5. 25 the highest its been in 15 years. The uk now has the highest Interest Rates in the developed world and governor Andrew Bailey has told the bbc they wont be cut until there is solid evidence that soaring inflation is under control. Its good news for people with savings, who should benefit from better returns on their money, but it is piling the pressure on many Mortgage Borrowers and businesses. As our economics editor faisal islam explains. In salisbury town centre, you get the full view of the mixed picture. From a Housing Market starting to fall and yet, at a local cafe and gallery, especially if you arent speaking before squeezed