are, we don t know politically but the space is going to be for republicans or democrats. we don t know if they re going to be cameras, notjust know if they re going to be cameras, not just a know if they re going to be cameras, notjust a mug shot of donald trump, but we don t know if there s going to be cameras if this goes to trial. so there s a lot that we just have to wait and see how it will unfold. we know it will take a lot of attention from people. richard, let s talk about attention from people. richard, let s talk about the attention from people. richard, let s talk about the indictment. | attention from people. richard, i let s talk about the indictment. we still don t know very much about it, although the speculation is there will be over 30 counts. we heard from trevor s lawyer today that said that this case is not even legally sufficient, factually it is a joke. what is he referring to in the way that the case has been structured. ii that the case has been structured.
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us, ourtop us. for those of you join us joining us, our top story this evening breaking news over the fact that donald trump has become the first former us president to face criminal charges. it relates to alleged touch money payments to an adult entertainer before the 2016 election. we will be returning to that developing story as and when we get more information. i want to take you to another big story for us, and that s to russia. the white house has condemned his detention in his strongest terms. his employer has vehemently denied the allegations.
because it s going to be sucking up all of the oxygen, and i imagine that he wants to be handcuffed and do this parade of persecution. that s really what his bass response to, they believe he s been persecuted. i would like to point out that just yesterday, trump was praising this very same grand jury. crosstalk great to get you on the programme. editor in chief at politicususa, thank you so much forjoining us. just to remind you of that top story this evening, that breaking news coming out of the usa with donald trump becoming the first former united states president to face criminal charges. the case relates to alleged hush money payments to an adult entertainer before the 2016 election. lots more on bbc website and the other big breaking news
was jailed for six years for posting about russian attacks on the city of mariupol. now an american reporter is in custody. his case declared top secret. his chances of securing freedom not great. in russian courts more than 99% of verdicts are guilty. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. i want to take you back to our top story now, as we have been reporting, donald trump has been indicted after a probe into money paid to an adult entertainer becoming the first former us president to face criminal charges. i m joined now by our washington correspondent anthony zurcher. he has been following this for quite a while now. a pivotal moment in us