it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin with breaking news donald trump has become the first us president in history to be charged with a crime. he ll be charged in new york over alleged hush money given to a porn starjust before the 2016 presidential election. mr trump, who s running again for president, has repeated he s innocent and called the indictment political persecution and election interference . his son eric said it was the opportunistic targeting of a political opponent in a campaign year. the bbc s nada tawfik s outside the court in new york. we can speak to her now. it is late in the evening there, as i understand it, nada, and the press have been gathering, as you have pointed out. what has been the reaction of people who have been passing you by, talking to you about this? figs talking to you about this? as ou talking to you about this? sis you said, talking to you about this? is you said, a few moments ago, the district attorney was a
donald trump has become the first us president in history to be charged with a crime. he ll be charged in new york over alleged hush money given to porn starjust before the 2016 presidential election. mr trump, who s running again for president, has repeated he s innocent, and called the indictment political persecution and election interference. his son eric said it was the opportunistic targeting of a political opponent in a campaign year. in a moment, we ll get the view from washington with our correspondent nomia iqbal. first, let s go to the court in new york. the bbc s nada tawfik is outside the court in new york. you have been there for the last few hours. what is the latest now? latest now? well, we are caettin latest now? well, we are getting a latest now? well, we are getting a better - latest now? well, we are getting a better sense i latest now? well, we are getting a better sense of| latest now? well, we are - getting a better sense of how all of this is lik
more for no former president has ever surrendered to authorities or been fingerprinted, photographed and arraigned soon. donald trump will be here in washington, d c. shockwaves are spreading from that manhattan grand juries surprise decision to indict the former president in connection with hush money payments to porn star and director stormy daniels here in new york, where the tremors began and from which donald trump first sprang to national attention nearly 50 years ago, authorities are preparing for his arrival. and what could potentially occur because of it. as you look at live pictures of trump tower right now, consider that the man who came down the escalator there almost eight years ago has already incited an attack on congress. and as you look at the courthouse, where he is expected to be arraigned considered, he s already verbally attacked. the district attorney alvin bragg. many times , including again tonight. consider also anderson that in addition to railing ag
donald trump in jail since 2015. today, democrats have gotten them closer to that goal. let s be very clear, the white house is the key player in the game of political vengeance. joe biden bears the ultimate responsibility for what this will do to america. our nation s chief executive has the inherent duty to do everything he or she can to preserve america s standing in the world as the world s leading democracy. that means whether through back channels or public speeches, biden should have made it clear that his party would oppose any local prosecutor who uses trumped up criminal charges to punish and humiliate a former president. of course, biden didn t do this. instead, he bowed to far left which has been salivating over the prosecute of trump in a mugshot for years. a lot of democrats spouting off saying they think trump should go to jail. president trump could end up being prosecuted. once he become a civilian, donald trump may have to go to court and could go to j
trump s legal team says the president is expected to turn himself in early next week according to district attorney alvin bragg s office. quote. we contacted mr. trump s attorney to coordinate his surrender to the manhattan s d.a. office on arraignment supreme court indictment remains under seal. guidance will be provided when the arraignment it date is selected. fact that the grand jury indictment remains under seal means we don t know the exact charges. bragg has been investigating trump for alleged payment made leading up to the 2016 lengsdz. that includes $130,000 to adult film actress stormy daniels. bragg questioned witnesses about another 150,000 paid to model karen macdougall allegedly that is. the former president has denied all of these allegations along with affairs with both. all the while bragg has been trthrust national debate. saying in part this is political persecution and election interference at the highest level in history. manhattan d.a. alvin bragg