Joining us live now from florida is david aronberg, state attorney for palm beach county, florida, where donald trump is now based. and in san francisco, we can speak to tom del beccaro, a former chairman of the california republican party and author of the divided era: how we got here and the keys to america s reconciliation . thanks, both of you, for your time on bbc news. it is quite a momentous day, your headline thoughts? goad day, your headline thoughts? good mornin: , day, your headline thoughts? good morning. good day, your headline thoughts? good morning. good to day, your headline thoughts? good morning, good to be day, your headline thoughts? (emf. morning, good to be with you. it is momentous but i don t think it is going to be momentous for long. it will be an easy, quick hearing today and there was word he may not even take a mug shot. there will not be cameras broadcasting so i think it will be relatively uneventful and although it is an unprecedented day where you have the first former american president invited, it will not be the last time we get through this. i like about other cases and
If that is the case then the case is not as strong as i thought it could be but we will have to see, we just don t know yet. it will all become clear in the next few hours. some of the detail that everyone is focused on. let s bring in tom de baccaro. i asked david his headline thoughts, what are yours on a day like today? well, this is a dramatic increase in the criminalisation of politics in america. we need to remember that alvin bragg campaigned on charging trump, equivalent to what the bill of attainder system was in england under king george which is one of the reasons why we have the third and fourth amendment in the united states which was, politically motivated actions, and that is where we are today. remember, democrats in texas indicted rick perry when he was trying to run for president. that was eventually thrown out, but it had an effect.
It could be but we will have to see, we just don t know yet. we just don t know yet. it will all become clear we just don t know yet. it will all become clear in we just don t know yet. it will all become clear in the we just don t know yet. it will all become clear in the next - we just don t know yet. it will all become clear in the next few - we just don t know yet. it will all. become clear in the next few hours. some of the detail that everyone is focused on. i asked david his headline thoughts, what are yours on a day like today? a day like today? well, this is a dramatic increase a day like today? well, this is a dramatic increase in a day like today? well, this is a dramatic increase in the - dramatic increase in the criminalisation of politics in america criminalisation of politics in america. we need to remember that alvin bragg america. we need to remember that alvin bragg campaigned on charging trump alvin bragg campaigned on charging trump equivalent to what the system was in trump equivalent to what the system was in england under king george which was in england under king george which is was in england under king george which is one of the reasons why we have which is one of the reasons why we have the which is one of the reasons why we have the third and fourth amendment in the have the third and fourth amendment in the united states which was, politically motivated actions, and that is politically motivated actions, and that is where we are today. remember, democrats in texas, indicted remember, democrats in texas, indicted rick perry when he was trying indicted rick perry when he was trying to indicted rick perry when he was trying to run for president. that was eventually thrown out but it had an effect was eventually thrown out but it had an effect. that is what we are here today an effect. that is what we are here today about. this is one of they are tools today about. this is one of they are tools now.
Significant felonies involved people will wonder what this was all about if they are are not significant felonies involved. we if they are are not significant felonies involved. if they are are not significant felonies involved. we will keep an e e on felonies involved. we will keep an eye on those felonies involved. we will keep an eye on those pictures felonies involved. we will keep an eye on those pictures from - felonies involved. we will keep an eye on those pictures from trump j eye on those pictures from trump tower as well, any movement and we will return immediately to those pictures. i ve been speaking to david aronberg, state attorney for palm beach county, florida, where donald trump is now based and tom del beccaro, a former chairman of the california republican party and author of the divided era: how we got here and the keys to america s reconciliation . this was their take. it is momentous but i don t think it is going to be momentous for long. it will be an easy, quick hearing today and there was word he may not even take a mug shot. there will not be cameras broadcasting so i think it will be relatively uneventful and although it is an unprecedented day where you have the first former