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
coming days. of course all uncharted territory for the country both in terms of the legal side of things and politically. legal side of things and politically- legal side of things and oliticall ., , ., politically. just how did we aet politically. just how did we get here? politically. just how did we get here? look, politically. just how did we get here? look, this - politically. just how did we get here? look, this casel politically. just how did we - get here? look, this case stems from a five get here? look, this case stems from a five year get here? look, this case stems from a five year investigation, . from a five year investigation, and if you take yourself all the way back to the 2016 presidential election, just really in the weeks running up to that, president trump allegedly directed michael cohen, his former lawyer, to pay $130,000 to an adult film star, stormy daniels, to stop herfrom sharing her story star, stormy daniels, to stop her from sharing her story of a