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All good news as it could force Interest Rates to rise again. And two years since the taliban returned to power in aghanistan theres severe hunger and a near collapse of the Health System we have a special report. Former President Donald Trump says he will release his own report on what he calls Election Fraud in georgia. That comes after prosecutors in the us state charged donald trump and 18 others with attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat there. The former president is facing 13 new charges, including racketeering and conspiracy. Racketeering is a type of organised crime where a person profits through dishonest or illegal activities. This is his fourth criminal indictment. He now faces in total 91 charges with allegations of election interference, hush money paid to a pawn star, and mishandling classified documents. Mr trump has denied any wrongdoing in all of his criminal cases. Hes called the latest charges a witch hunt. He charges a witch hunt. Hopes to win the us presid again he hopes to win the us presidency again as of the front runner for the Republican Party candidacy, emma smith has more. The courthouse in downtown atlanta, where donald trump and his allies will be tried for conspiring to overturn the 2020 election, on charges usually brought against mobsters that carry a minimum of five years injail. He has successfully made all the charges against him part of his campaign to be re elected president , claiming as usual this is a witchhunt against him, accusing the prosecutor of political motives. I make decisions in this office based on the facts and the law. The law is completely nonpartisan. Thats how decisions are made in every case. The 13 charges against donald trump include racketeering, soliciting a public officer to violate their oath, conspiracy to commit forgery and conspiring to file false documents. His legal Adviserjohn Eastman and personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani are among the 18 others charged as part of the widespread criminal enterprise. Frankly, we did win this election. As he refused to accept defeat, trump and his allies focused on georgia, claiming incorrectly that thousands of fraudulent ballots had been counted forjoe biden. Calling georgias senior election official, asking to find enough votes to tip the state his way. The trump teams lies, like the claim that cctv footage showed suitcases full of fake votes, are now being treated as crimes. Republican activists in cobb county, georgia have been expecting these charges and theyve been watching Donald Trumps support increase each time he gets arrested. Can donald trump successfully run for president if hes fighting four court cases at the same time . Hes a fighter, hes used to fighting. Hes been fighting for years, so i think hell have no problem. The republicans dont risk losing the president ial election if they pick him as the candidate . I really dont think so. I think the more that goes on, the more people are seeing what hes saying that it is a two tiered justice system, itsjust being used against We The People now. Donald trump cant stop campaigning, but he will also need to defend himself in court. He says he will release next week what he calls a detailed report that he claims will back up his lies about Election Fraud in georgia. Sarah smith, bbc news, atlanta, georgia. Our correspondent wyre davies is in washington. Good to see you. We have seen the former President Hit Back at the latest indictments saying that he would release his own report on alleged Election Fraud. Tell us more about how he has responded . Inclement weather in the american capital, reflective of the political mode. Donald trump is certainly angry. On a series of messages he has said nothing like this has ever happened before, our country cannot let this stand. He also, as you say, promised to release next week a large complex and what he caused irrefutable report into Election Fraud in georgia. He said that would lead to a complete exoneration of the charges against him. To be honest, we are not expecting anything new from donald trump, perhaps just a rehash of the old allegations he made that maintains he did not lose the election, and that she won the election in georgia. The problem for donald trump in the short term is that in the next nine days between now and next friday, he has to present himself and surrender to the authorities in georgia. Those charges against him will be formally read to him. The Prostitute Prosecutor there has said she was a child to take place in the next six months, which is right in the middle of the president ial Election Campaign and donald trump made it clear he intends to stand again for the presidency and as things stand he is leading the republican polls notwithstanding all the charges against him. Notwithstanding all the charges against him notwithstanding all the charges auainst him. , against him. Having reviewed this latest indictments, against him. Having reviewed this latest indictments, how against him. Having reviewed this latest indictments, how does against him. Having reviewed this latest indictments, how does it i latest indictments, how does it stack up to the other indictments the former president is facing . This is the fourth the former president is facing . Ti 3 is the fourth criminal case against the former president. Most of those are federal cases, heard on the us wide level, these charges in georgia are State Charges and the significance of those are that they will be heard at the Georgia State law. Even if donald trump is elected again as president , he would not be able to overturn, to pardon himself, if convicted in those cases. He would theoretically be able to do that in the federal cases but if the case happens in georgia, and he is found guilty before reelection, he would not be able to pardon himself of those convictions were he to be president of the United States again. President of the United States aaain. ,. , president of the United States aaain. , ~ , president of the United States aaain. , ~ ~ , president of the United States aaain. ~ ~, again. Thank you Wyre Davies In Washington dont go anywhere. We will be back with more analysis on the trump story in a minute. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. A Childrens Charity wants Tech Companies and mps to back the governments Online Safety bill, because of new research which shows the scale of online grooming. The nspcc says 42 Police Forces in england and wales recorded more than 6000 offences, involving Sexual Communications with children last year. A moment of silence for families and victims of the omagh bomb has been held to mark the 25th Anniversary of the attack. 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, were killed by the bomb planted by the real ira in 1998. Prayers were said at the glass obelisk marking the scene of the bomb on market street. The government has announced that £250 Million Pounds will be spent on an extra 5 thousand Nhs Hospital Beds in england this winter. Ministers say 900 of the beds should be ready by january as part of efforts to help Cut Waiting Lists , one of five priorities set out by rishi sunak. Youre live with bbc news now, lets return to the fourth indictment of donald trump. The indictment itself is 98 pages long and includes the 41 counts faced by mr trump and 18 others. Mr trump himself is facing 13 of the 41 charges, including forgery and racketeering. The document also contains evidence such as mr trumps tweets and details from an infamous phone call to the georgia secretary of state asking him to find votes to overturn the result of the election there. The 18 others indicted include people who were very close to mr trump in 2020. Amongst them former trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani seen here on the left, with former white house Chief Of Staff mark meadows on the right. Theres also former white house lawyer john eastman, and a Formerjustice Department official Jeffrey Clark also here on the right. Joining me to discuss all this is former federal prosecutorjoe moreno, richard painter, law professor at the University Of Minnesota and the chief white house ethics lawyer in the George W Bush administration and the former Communications Director of the Republican National committee doug heye. Great to see all of you. I want to start with you, joel because what we saw in the georgia indictment is that the former president was at the time of a criminal indictment which tells the whole story, do you think its a convincing indictment westmark its an ambitious set of charges, they couldve gone with conspiracy but they used racketeering which, by my understanding in georgia is more broad than at the federal level. The fact that they broad than at the federal level. Tta fact that they are broad than at the federal level. Tt2 fact that they are charging 90 people, including several attorneys, is aggressive. Many prosecutors try to avoid Charging Lawyers because we typically get the protection that we are given legal advice. Here these clinician is they were part of the criminal conspiracy. I would say its an aggressive set of prosecution charges, as your correspondent pointed out, its not something that a current or future president can stop in its tracks. It will continue on regardless of what happens to the candidate or future president trump. Happens to the candidate or future president trump. Richard, what do ou make president trump. Richard, what do you make of president trump. Richard, what do you make of this president trump. Richard, what do you make of this indictment . President trump. Richard, what do you make of this indictment . It. President trump. Richard, what do you make of this indictment . It is| you make of this indictment . It is interesting you make of this indictment . It is interesting that you make of this indictment . It is interesting that the lawyers were charged interesting that the lawyers were charged and i think its about time. We have charged and i think its about time. We have seen this for decades in the united we have seen this for decades in the United States where lawyers assist with crime, corporate crime or political with crime, corporate crime or political crime, trying to steal an election. Political crime, trying to steal an election, Election Fraud, and lawyers election, Election Fraud, and lawyers who assist low back and say they were lawyers who assist low back and say they were just being a zealous advocate they were just being a zealous advocate and that is not true. Lots of Lawyers Advocate and that is not true. Lots of lawyers have been getting away with it of lawyers have been getting away with it for of lawyers have been getting away with it for far too long, so we shouldnt with it for far too long, so we shouldnt lose sight of the fact that georgia is one of the few jurisdictions that is willing to confront jurisdictions that is willing to confront and indict lawyers as well as a former confront and indict lawyers as well as a former president of the United States as a former president of the United States. That is very much called for and it states. That is very much called for and if lawyers were more responsible, and felt they were responsible, and felt they were responsible for number those cases in civil cases in the financiai number those cases in civil cases in the financial fraud case and courts will postpone trials in the criminal trials will postpone trials in the criminal trials schedule in the criminal cases trials schedule in the criminal cases should be resolved as quickly as possible. And we have a right to as possible. And we have a right to a trial as possible. And we have a right to a trial for as possible. And we have a right to a trial for criminal defendants but the prosecution for speedy trial, ive the prosecution for speedy trial, we joined the prosecution for speedy trial, ive joined a bunch of lawyers with the federal ive joined a bunch of lawyers with the Federal Court and supporting the justice the Federal Court and supporting the Justice Department for speedy trial on the Justice Department for speedy trial on the federal indictment of donald trump on the federal indictment of donald trump and on the federal indictment of donald trump and i believe the number of these trump and i believe the number of these cases should be resolvable before these cases should be resolvable before the election. The georgia case before the election. The georgia case pointed out here is more complex case pointed out here is more complex because of the numbers of defendants. Complex because of the numbers of defendants defendants. Other strategies that it a ears defendants. Other strategies that it a ears are defendants. Other strategies that it appears are going defendants. Other strategies that it appears are going to defendants. Other strategies that it appears are going to see defendants. Other strategies that it appears are going to see from defendants. Other strategies that it appears are going to see from the l appears are going to see from the president , former President Team is the First Amendment defence to get this right to free speech. How convincing is that argument in this case . 50 convincing is that argument in this case . ,. , case . So much of donald trump deends case . So much of donald trump depends on case . So much of donald trump depends on the case . So much of donald trump depends on the audience. Case . So much of donald trump depends on the audience. If depends on the audience. If youre his supporter, thats on the first places they go to defend him. We can and cannot say and theyll be if youre a sceptic, youre going to think very differently differently on this and tromped, as weve seen them do is be hauled into a space and also hopes to activate a space. He doesnt have the go after moderate or independent voters in this whole process will vary legally oriented for trump, very serious jail time could happen for donald trump, its also happening in a very political context is trying to maximise the politics of this to benefit him more than anyone else and i would caution those who were indicted with donald trump on this, loyalty is one way st with donald trump. We see people try to score points with donald trump he does not give points, takes them away one at a time that could happen in this trial too. Anyone indicted with donald trump to be thrown under the bus to be thrown under the bus at any moment for anything that could benefit him politically or legally. It makes it difficult to write up his codefendants cases and want to come back with you to get my head around this question of timing. In the very nearfuture, around this question of timing. In the very near future, were going to see all the codefendants arraigned surrendered by the end of next week, how does the Arraignment Process Work when you have this many codefendants . Work when you have this many codefendants . ~ � ,. , codefendants . Weve seen it happen in the last few codefendants . Weve seen it happen in the last few months. Codefendants . Weve seen it happen in the last few months. With codefendants . Weve seen it happen in the last few months. With that. In the last few months. With that many people there would be expectable. I dont with cameras will be on at arraignments. You will see lots of people walking to the courthouse. It would be a full few dues of 19 people showing up. Keep in mind, it is quick. For people expecting expectable there will not be a lot. It is very procedural. Then therell be a lag as the defendants figure out they plan to defendants figure out they plan to defend themselves. Defend themselves. Interest to note that this arraignment defend themselves. Interest to note that this arraignment we defend themselves. Interest to note that this arraignment we are that this arraignment we are expecting a mug shot of the former president , something not seen before. The former president is trying to get a head of this process and seen heat will release his own report on what she calls election interference. What can we see there, and could he be in Contempt Of Court . � ,. ,. ,. , court . Im sure it would be more of the same old. Court . Im sure it would be more of the same old, same court . Im sure it would be more of the same old, same old, court . Im sure it would be more of the same old, same old, donald i court . Im sure it would be more of the same old, same old, donald trump talking the same old, same old, donald trump talking about Election Fraud even before talking about Election Fraud even before the election and much more so after before the election and much more so after he before the election and much more so after. He came up with zilch in terms after. He came up with zilch in terms of after. He came up with zilch in terms of that. He went to multiple state terms of that. He went to multiple state and terms of that. He went to multiple state and Federal Courts and dozens of Lawsuits State and Federal Courts and dozens of lawsuits through the United States of lawsuits through the United States after the 2020 election, and the claims states after the 2020 election, and the claims of Election Fraud were rejected the claims of Election Fraud were rejected every time. Georgia is no exception rejected every time. Georgia is no exception and he doesnt have evidence exception and he doesnt have evidence of Election Fraud in georgia evidence of Election Fraud in georgia and if he had it he would already georgia and if he had it he would already produce it. It wouldnt get him anywhere and i dont think it will here him anywhere and i dont think it will here. More of the same allies that he will here. More of the same allies that he will cook up the argument about that he will cook up the argument about Election Fraud based on whatever theory you have but at the end of whatever theory you have but at the end of the whatever theory you have but at the end of the date you need to prove it. End of the date you need to prove it there end of the date you need to prove it there is end of the date you need to prove it. There is no evidence there. I it. There is no evidence there. Want to it. There is no evidence there. I want to come to the republicans in georgia, and doug, it is interesting to see the Governor Brian Kemp and secretary of state hitting back at the former president. We have a suite from the governor. The 2020 election in georgia was not stolen. For nearly three years now, anyone with evidence of fraud has failed to come forward under oath and prove anything in a court of law. Our elections in georgia are secure, accessible, and fair and will continue to be as long as i am governor. The future of our country is at stake in 2024 and that must be our focus. It seems to be the equation that anyone who goes against the former president suffers in the polls but that has not been the case in georgia. How do you explain this . 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He is also accountable for his action but Cannot Accountable for his action but cannot hide behind his attorneys. We should cannot hide behind his attorneys. We should expect back and forth there where should expect back and forth there where donald trump will say what i thought where donald trump will say what i thought i where donald trump will say what i thought i was doing was legal because thought i was doing was legal because look at all the lawyers along because look at all the lawyers along with me in doing it, but it is clear along with me in doing it, but it is clear there along with me in doing it, but it is clear there is zero evidence of election clear there is zero evidence of Election Fraud, it is made up, alternative facts, anyone who believes alternative facts, anyone who believes in an objective proof understands that. Donald trump in regards understands that. Donald trump in regards to understands that. Donald trump in regards to whats his attorneys were seen. Regards to whats his attorneys were seen. Had regards to whats his attorneys were seen, had an obligation to comply with the seen, had an obligation to comply with the law and not commit knowing crimes with the law and not commit knowing crimes this with the law and not commit knowing crimes. This is going to be an interesting trial when it occurs. It will take interesting trial when it occurs. It will take time because of the number of defendants and the back and forth as to who of defendants and the back and forth as to who is of defendants and the back and forth as to who is to blame for what when this is as to who is to blame for what when this is all as to who is to blame for what when this is all said and done. And as to who is to blame for what when this is all said and done. This is all said and done. And doug, cuickl , this is all said and done. And doug, quickly. There this is all said and done. And doug, quickly. There is this is all said and done. And doug, quickly, there is a this is all said and done. And doug, quickly, there is a republican quickly, there is a republican Candidate Debate next week, it does donald trump show up for that with the four indictments . I donald trump show up for that with the four indictments . The four indictments . I think not and that would the four indictments . I think not and that would be the four indictments . I think not and that would be the the four indictments . I think not and that would be the smart the four indictments . I think not. And that would be the smart thing the four indictments . 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We will wait to see if you decide otherwise but to all of you decide otherwise but to all of you joel, richard and doug, thank you joel, richard and doug, thank you for your insights and great to talk to you tonight. Thank you for watching the context and will be back, stay with us. Hello there. The weather has started to turn a little drier and a little brighter. And over the next few days, we can expect it to turn a little bit warmer as well. It will start to feel quite humid. Now, through this evening and tonight, most places will be dry with clear spells, but well keep more in the way of cloud across northern and eastern parts of scotland, maybe north east england, bringing just one or two showers through the early hours of wednesday. A few fog patches are likely to form as well. Temperatures generally holding up between 9 and 13 degrees. It mayjust be a little bit cooler than that across some parts of east wales, the West Midlands and down into the west country. So for southern england, parts of wales, northern england, southern scotland, northern ireland, we do have the potential for some fog patches through the morning, and at this time of year, that fog can linger for a couple of hours. So it may still be quite murky for some through the morning rush hour, but that fog will then lift and clear. Well see some spells of sunshine. Just the small chance for a shower. A bit more of a chance, i think, of catching a shower in the north of scotland, where we will also keep more in the way of clouds. 17 degrees for aberdeen, but further south and east, highs of 26. As we move out of wednesday into thursday, our area of High Pressure strengthens, it drifts north eastwards and the winds will start to come in from the near continent, and that will lift the temperatures in many locations. Many of us will get up into the 20s celsius on thursday. A bit of fog first thing across parts of northern england, up into scotland. That should lift and clear. Sunny spells, not too many showers, most places will be dry. And those temperatures, well, quite widely between 20 and 24 degrees. But some places in south east england, maybe around some western coasts as well, could get to around 26. Now, friday will be a warm feeling day as well, butjust how warm depends upon the progress of these frontal systems from the atlantic. If these fronts hang back and we see more in the way of sunshine, it could be a very warm day indeed. But at this stage, it looks most likely that cloud and rain will spread from the south west. Heavy rain, at that, and temperatures will be held back to between 17 and 24 degrees. But its going to feel very, very humid. That Rain Sweeps Northwards and eastwards during friday night. And actually, we can expect quite a lot of dry weather as we head through the weekend. Work when you have this many codefendants . Youre watching the context on bbc news. 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