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polling shows trump is still the top pick among likely republican voters of the election, if the election were held today, ron desantis a distant second, actually. >> speaking of the 2024 election, be sure to tune in later, anderson cooper will host a town hall with former new jersey governor chris christie in new york. that's 8:00 p.m. in new york, 8:00 a.m. in hong kong on tuesday. and former scottish official nicola sturgeon was released on thursday. police are investigating her. >> this marks the third high profile arrest in the investigation. the treasurer and sturgeon's husband were reportedly released.
mccarthy said, if even half of it is true then he is toast. it's a very detailed indictment and it's very damning. and this idea of presenting trump as a victim here, a victim of a witch hunt is ridiculous. >> but i'm sure trump will be screaming which hot on tuesday night. today we learned that he plans to get public remarks after he surrendered to authorities during the day at a courthouse in miami. if convicted on everything trump could face up to 100 years in prison that's up to a florida jury and his peers and up to a florida judge, aileen cannon, who rather conveniently he appointed, and who is already ruled in his favor during the early stages of this investigation. a ruling, i should know, that was later overturned. we are months or perhaps years away from a possible verdict in this case. but what is already clear to me as someone who is not a lawyer but as a u.s. citizen is that this man should not be running for high office again. he should never be allowed near classified intelligence ever again. forget president of the united states, forget commander-in-chief. donald trump isn't fit. done trump is just unfit to be the treasurer of the local rotary club. he's a real and present danger
anal sis. enough. thank you very much for your analysis- brian — enough. thank you very much for your analysis. brian taylor, _ enough. thank you very much for your analysis. brian taylor, former - enough. thank you very much for your analysis. brian taylor, former bbc - analysis. brian taylor, former bbc scotland's political editor speaking to is there. let's go live to our political correspondent, nick eardley. this morning, we have heard from the police, saying why they have made this arrest. have we heard from nicola sturgeon as well? we have 'ust from nicola sturgeon as well? - have just had a statement through and the last few minutes, actually from her spokesperson. and the last few minutes, actually from herspokesperson. i and the last few minutes, actually from her spokesperson. iwill and the last few minutes, actually from her spokesperson. i will read it. it says that by arrangement with police scotland, nicola sturgeon has attended an interview, where she was to be arrested and questioned in relation to operation branch form, thatis relation to operation branch form, that is the operation looking into the funding of the snp. the statement adds that nicola sturgeon has consistently said she would cooperate with the investigation if asked. she continues to do so. this police operation, as you just reflected a brian taylor, has been going on for a long time. it has been quite a few weeks now since miss sturgeon's husband peter murrell and the treasurer of the snp, the former treasurer called
weekend with such a big gap between the other two arrests that we have seen so far in this investigation. nicola sturgeon is the third person to be arrested by police and questioned by police in connection with the scottish national party finances investigation and also her husband, the party chief executive, the parties from the treasurer or both? foraround the parties from the treasurer or both? for around 12 hours and then without charge pending further inquiries. there's been speculation ongoing since those arrests as to whether nicola sturgeon would be next, that it dampened down because the passage of time and it's fair to say that this is come out of the blue and caught many people off guard today. blue and caught many people off guard today-— blue and caught many people off uuard toda . ., , , ., , guard today. that seems to be the sentiment- — guard today. that seems to be the sentiment. we _ guard today. that seems to be the sentiment. we have _ guard today. that seems to be the sentiment. we have heard - guard today. that seems to be the sentiment. we have heard from i guard today. that seems to be the . sentiment. we have heard from some close to the party, including the
want to do with the party, the party of government here in scotland. but remember one of the early arrests, the first arrest was peter murrell, thatis the first arrest was peter murrell, that is nicola sturgeon�*s husband, released without charge pending further investigation. second arrest was colin beattie, he was the former treasurer of the snp, he was released without charge, pending further investigation. but i happened on the day when in a sense humza yousaf was trying to reset his government, he wanted to do big policy announcements in the scottish parliament, they were all overshadowed by this arrest and then today humza yousaf does a big interview on the bbc, on the day that his predecessor as first minister, nicola sturgeon, he was very close to her of course but on the day that his predecessor has been arrested. it's very hard for him to get out from under this, to draw a line under it and say that we want to move on.— want to move on. indeed. just for viewers who _ want to move on. indeed. just for viewers who just _ want to move on. indeed. just for viewers who just be _ want to move on. indeed. just for viewers who just be joining - want to move on. indeed. just for viewers who just be joining us, i want to move on. indeed. just for| viewers who just be joining us, the viewers whojust bejoining us, the breaking news is that the former
fairly rigorously over the course of last few weeks. but this would probably happen at some point. thank ou ve probably happen at some point. thank you very much. _ probably happen at some point. thank you very much. a _ probably happen at some point. thank you very much, a political— you very much, a political commentatorjoining us there. lesley riddoch is a columnist for the national and an independence campaigner. she gave us her reaction to the news. strange actually, it's a pretty shocking day weather—wise. not sure if you can see it here. yes. the very unusual summer weather in scotland has just broken in a pretty spectacular way. and so i suppose actually this political event kind of merged that. there was speculation, obviously, when her husband and chief executive peter murrell was arrested and then released without charge two months ago, along with colin beattie, the treasurer.
and for independence, by definition, the money was used for a legitimate purpose. this the money was used for a legitimate --urose. a ,, the money was used for a legitimate --urose. a i. .,, the money was used for a legitimate --urose. a .,, , purpose. as you say, was a sense that this had — purpose. as you say, was a sense that this had maybe _ purpose. as you say, was a sense that this had maybe gone - purpose. as you say, was a sense that this had maybe gone away, l that this had maybe gone away, because there was that the law, that period between when peter murrell and colin beattie, after they were arrested, it has been a few weeks since then? —— after that lull. after the party treasurer was arrested and released without charge, and we should remember that peter murrell was arrested and released within12 i without charge, after colin beattie, there was a long period of silence. people add spec elated, and a number of us have written about this, speculating that the third person to be arrested would be nicola sturgeon, because her name appears on the now contested 2021 snp party accounts. she is the third a signatory to it. so, there is an assumption that she would probably be dragged in for questioning. as you say, it went
for a second independence referendum, and police scotland, after these complaints were made, launched what they made 0peration branchform, to examine what happens to this money. so, it has been long—running police investigation. very little has happened publicly, but it has been bubbling along in the background. very little has happened publicly and visibly, until the last couple of months, when, as you said, on the 5th of april, peter murrell, nicola sturgeon�*s husband who was the former chief executive of the snp, was arrested and questioned by police. he was later released without charge, pending further investigation, but at that point, you saw the images of the police entering his and nicola sturgeon�*s home in glasgow. white tents erected outside their house. you saw police entering the snp headquarters in edinburgh, removing boxes of documents as well. two weeks later, the former treasurer of
murrell a few weeks ago, he was released without charge, colin beattie then followed the former snp treasurer, he was also released without charge. but i think that everybody across the uk and lots of people internationally as well another nicola sturgeon... she is such a huge politicalfigure another nicola sturgeon... she is such a huge political figure and this is why this will be resonating with a lot of people today. so this is why this will be resonating with a lot of people today.- with a lot of people today. so do ou think with a lot of people today. so do you think your— with a lot of people today. so do you think your readers _ with a lot of people today. so do you think your readers will- you think your readers will definitely be following this story very keenly?— definitely be following this story very keenly? definitely be following this story ve keenl? , ~ ., ., very keenly? absolutely. among our readership there _ very keenly? absolutely. among our readership there is _ very keenly? absolutely. among our readership there is a _ very keenly? absolutely. among our readership there is a lot _ very keenly? absolutely. among our readership there is a lot of _ very keenly? absolutely. among our readership there is a lot of nicola i readership there is a lot of nicola sturgeon followers out there, a lot of them, there are also people that questioned her politics throughout her time as leader. so yes, absolutely our readers will be following this really keenly today. just in terms of what this does for the first minister, humza yousaf, this is not going to be good news for him. he was hoping to be able to put this entire thing behind him.
nicola sturgeon being taken into custody. nicola sturgeon being taken into custod . ,, �* ,, custody. quite right. and despite that appeal _ custody. quite right. and despite that appeal for — custody. quite right. and despite that appeal for peace _ custody. quite right. and despite that appeal for peace and - custody. quite right. and despite that appeal for peace and calm, i custody. quite right. and despite i that appeal for peace and calm, this is likely to cause a media storm, isn't it? it is likely to cause a media storm, isn't it? . ., , , isn't it? it will certainly cause that. isn't it? it will certainly cause that- the _ isn't it? it will certainly cause that. the media _ isn't it? it will certainly cause that. the media storm - isn't it? it will certainly cause that. the media storm has i isn't it? it will certainly cause l that. the media storm has only abated for a slight degree in order to arise again for this development. this is the dilemma and problem and conundrum for mrjim's successor humza yousaf. he was not the leader of the party at the time these accusations relate to. it relates to money being raised in independence campaign, and questions as to what became of that money. he was not the leader or the treasurer of the party at that time. he was not responsible for these elements. he is not in position to respond to these questions. and yet, he is the one in place to take the political flak, in a sort of grim game, where it's going round and round that he is landing in the chair at the time