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trump is not fixed on it _ problem in any shape or form. donald trump is not fixed on it today - trump is not fixed on it today because he has been in a court room. this was a historic day in manhattan. mrtrump this was a historic day in manhattan. mr trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records, where hush money payments were recorded as legal expenses to cover up his affairs just weeks before the election. the prosecution said the former president has orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the election. mrtrump criminal scheme to corrupt the election. mr trump said it was a book—keeping issue, a very minor thing which thejustice department had cooked up to keep him off the campaign trail. what is going on right here should never be happening. it is a very sad day in america. thank you very much. and it is shaping up to be a very busy week. what he has been a criminal court for the hush money court today, his lawyers have also beenin court today, his lawyers have also been in civil court for a hearing on whether or not that 175 million dollars bond he put up so he could appeal against a huge fine for fraud is acceptable. on wednesday, his
since that day, i think the split is more profound because the policies that president trump governed on for four years, he's walked away from. whether or not it's on foreign policy or on things like tiktok or things like life. and so i think those are essential principles for most conservatives. i think that's what's driving the wedge between the former vice president. as far as some of the other cabinet officials who expressed such concern about his behavior but still say i'm going to vote for him, i think there's a concern about the trajectory of our country and the reality is that i don't think they're alone in that. i think that about 70% of the american people are unhappen with both options. there's a lot of people who i think unfortunately make the decision of the lesser of two evils as opposed to feeling like this is really who i think should be the leader of the free world. >> just want to ask you to explain to people who would not know this. you were right in the west wing.
chair of the home affairs select committee. what did you make of what you heard from the prime minister this morning, the news conference he gave on this flagship reminder scheme for his government? brute scheme for his government? we started to get a bit more information about what the plan is. obviously. — information about what the plan is. obviously, it is 10—12 weeks ahead before _ obviously, it is 10—12 weeks ahead before any— obviously, it is 10—12 weeks ahead before any flexible take off. the home _ before any flexible take off. the home affairs select committee as i was been _ home affairs select committee as i was been very concerned about the practicalities of this scheme and whether— practicalities of this scheme and whether it will actually deliver the numbers — whether it will actually deliver the numbers that the government seem to think it _ numbers that the government seem to think it will, _ numbers that the government seem to think it will, and also whether it will actually have that deterrent value _ will actually have that deterrent value that the government claim. we know the _ value that the government claim. we know the permanent secretary of the home _ know the permanent secretary of the home office would not sign this policy— home office would not sign this policy off, he had to get a ministerial direction because he wasn't — ministerial direction because he wasn't satisfied that it was value for money, — wasn't satisfied that it was value for money, that it would deliver on what _ for money, that it would deliver on what the _ for money, that it would deliver on what the government think it will. so that— what the government think it will. so that is— what the government think it will. so that is still to be decided and we need — so that is still to be decided and we need to see the evidence of whether— we need to see the evidence of whether the scheme works. you have them in front — whether the scheme works. you have them in front of— whether the scheme works. you have them in front of your _ whether the scheme works. you have them in front of your committee - them in front of your committee fairly regularly. the next time you see them, what would you be wanting to get out of them? we see them, what would you be wanting to get out of them?— to get out of them? we want to get more information _
to get out of them? we want to get more information about _ to get out of them? we want to get more information about the - to get out of them? we want to get i more information about the numbers, how many— more information about the numbers, how many will actually be going to rwanda _ how many will actually be going to rwanda. some figures published today show there are 73,000 in the backlog who cannot _ show there are 73,000 in the backlog who cannot claim asylum, who could potentially _ who cannot claim asylum, who could potentially go to rwanda. we have also heard that rwanda are only likely— also heard that rwanda are only likely to — also heard that rwanda are only likely to take a few hundred in the first instance. so there is a bit of a mismatch— first instance. so there is a bit of a mismatch between the numbers. we want to— a mismatch between the numbers. we want to hear— a mismatch between the numbers. we want to hear more about that, the practicalities of the planes because there _ practicalities of the planes because there has— practicalities of the planes because there has been concerns about whether— there has been concerns about whether there are actually airlines that will— whether there are actually airlines that will fly people to rwanda. so these _ that will fly people to rwanda. so these are — that will fly people to rwanda. so these are all questions that we want to put— these are all questions that we want to put to _ these are all questions that we want to put to ministers when they get in front of— to put to ministers when they get in front of us— to put to ministers when they get in front of us again. also, what is actually— front of us again. also, what is actually happening on the ground in rwanda? _ actually happening on the ground in rwanda? whether the processes are in place, _ rwanda? whether the processes are in place, whether the appeal system is in place _ place, whether the appeal system is in place and working properly, whether— in place and working properly, whether the judges are there, the lawyers, — whether the judges are there, the lawyers, all of that we need to see if it is— lawyers, all of that we need to see if it is going — lawyers, all of that we need to see if it is going to work.— if it is going to work. quite a bit of movement — if it is going to work. quite a bit of movement tonight, - if it is going to work. quite a bit of movement tonight, the - if it is going to work. quite a bit - of movement tonight, the government has come up with a bit of a concession on the idea that afghans who have served in our british armed forces will not be deported to rwanda, those that are already in
he is a very fair judge and he is a very smart judge and he does move things along quickly. wednesday he has off because he is the presiding judge of manhattan mental health court. in addition to this trial, he has a heavy duty calendar of those cases which requires patience and special attention. so that is why on wednesdays, this court is not in session for the trump trial. >> the pending motions handled by the judge, they were substantiative and interesting. we got to hear arguments about what aspects of x alleged affair could be described in front of the jury. and we got to hear discussion of whether or not the alleged illegal, i will say alleged legal agreement.
far, i suspect he has got bigger fish to fry at the moment with his first criminal trial under way in new york, but we will see what happens to the speaker because there are members of the republican party, more to the far right, who are furious at what happened. you saw report congresswoman marjorie taylor greene threatening to now oust him. whether or not it happens, we will see but remember it's an election year so do the republicans want more chaos this year, as we saw at the time when kevin mccarthy was ousted? but it was a big move by mrjohnson, who has been praised by the democratic party and they are like a fort there are of course some republicans who want to be happy about this —— there are some of course republicans. abs, -- there are some of course republicans-_ -- there are some of course republicans. a lot going on in concress republicans. a lot going on in congress over— republicans. a lot going on in congress over night _ republicans. a lot going on in congress over night of- republicans. a lot going on in congress over night of course | congress over night of course and another development that's important to discuss is that ban on tiktok, or the plan, certainly, not a lot of members of congress who have been pushing for that social media site tiktok to be banned. yeah,
look the other way while actual crimes that are hurting actual people go right under their nose, and they don't seem to be clutching their pearls over those things. but if they're trying to make donald trump this bad guy, this playboy, this womanizerrer, it didn't work in 2016, it's not going to work in 2024. sorry, guys, try again. howard: not exactly breaking news on that front lucy, the nitty-gritty detail it is are kind of boring, falsifying expense records to reimburse michael cohen for passing money to stormy daniels, but is hearing from the "national enquirer" and a former playboy playmate and talk of the access hollywood tape, is that going to boost the coverage on the ratings -- and the ratings just into the stratosphere? >> i don't think this is a question of rate ratings, right? whether or not you think this trial should have been gone forward or not, whether or not you think it's boring, that ' not the standard, whether it's boring or scintillating, for whether or not this case should have proceeded. we can have a conversation an the case on -- about the casen on its matter merit, and when
here is what mr stark had to say about that. i think it set us back. so, i think we have moved from a position where we were really at the forefront, pushing ahead as quickly as we could on something that i believe to be fundamental to the uk economy, fundamentally beneficial to the people living in this country, whether you care about the climate or not. a government spokesperson said the uk was the first major economy to halve greenhouse gas emissions since 1990, and said that record speaks for itself. and mr stark was critical of other parties, too. he said politicians across the political spectrum had a collective fear of talking about climate and he said he was desperately disappointed by the snp government in edinburgh's decision to drop a key carbon cutting target this week. "the targets were overambitious right from the start," said mr stark. the scottish green party is to vote on whether to leave
pete: cleared the deck of other candidates in pennsylvania has support of president trump. in west virginia there's a large field joe manchin is retiring so this is probably flipping to -- well it is flipping to republicans so the game in town is may 14th the republican primary. so there's a lot of things happening that will control the future of the senate. will: kari lake and one watching jim here, incumbent could that be a blue seat that flips red? pete: primaries primary are an y to kick tires and demonstrate support by bringing your base out because in place like michigan, however, it hasn't been resolved so republicans are going to ballot on august 6th to determine who that candidate will be strong candidates will determine the future of whether or not the senate goes -- the republican direction. it should be a good year for republicans in the senate. because this is six years from
whether the media has a role to play in polarising opinion when it could actually be bringing people together potentially. i think it is - polarising opinion. i think what this shows is that newsrooms are treating this l as a culture war story, rather than _ a health and science one, and it's testament to newsnight that the story _ was pursued in this way. and i think it's a real shame that, you know, _ originaljournalism is beingl gutted from newsnight now and we may not see stories of this ilk in the future - from that particular show. and what's your sense, as somebody who previously worked at the times, of whether — how those newspapers, how places approach theseissues and the impact they have? they embrace these issues. they want to write about them because they drive huge l engagement and interest and, you know, iwas encouraged to pursue stories_ where the media _ and these debates intersected