far-fetched charges surrounding a legal nondisclosure agreement signed six years ago. according to the media mob, we re watching the crime of the century. today it was o.j. simpson and the white bronco. it was john gotti being brought to justice. nobody is above the law. less than 24 hours, donald trump will be the first former president in history to be charged with a crime but for what? allegations of a mislabelled document? a $130,000 nondisclosure agreement? a case that relies almost in total on the testimony from a convicted admitted liar? a felon by the name of michael cohen? a case that has never been tried before using a new legal theory that was never applied to anyone else? and a cause that looks to be well-past the statute of limitations. the charges are so weak, the bob mueller, the prior manhattan district attorney declined to bring a case. former congressman that voted to impeach donald trump, this is what he tweeted. we re going to indict a former president for
surrounding what was a legal non-disclosure agreement signed more than six years ago. but according to the media mob, while we re watching the crime of the century today, it was o.j. simpson and the white ford bronco all over again. it was john gotti finally being brought to justice. no man is above the law. they cheerfully exclaim in unison. now, of course, in less than twenty four hours, donald trump will be the first former president in history to be charged with a crime. but for what? allegations of a mislabeled document between two private citizens. one hundred and thirty thousand dollars. nondisclosure agreement, phony accusations of what a victimless infraction, a case that relies almost total. the testimony from a convicted admittedly liar, a felon by the name of michael cohn, a case that has never been tried before, using a new legal theory that is never applied to anyone else and a case that looks to be well past a statute of limitations. now, the charges are so pat
interviews instead a ten page home office questionnaire will decide the cases. labour leader sir keir starmer is launching what he calls five national missions for a future government. we ll bring you his speech live at 10:30. a tv reporter and a nine year old girl have been fatally shot near orlando, florida close to the scene of a murder that took place hours earlier. the bbc learns that only half the recommended number of medical staff were on duty at the 02 brixton academy in london on the night of a crush, which killed two people in december. david bowie s personal archive comprising of more than 80,000 items, has been purchased by the victoria and albert museum and will be on display in 2025. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a senior police officer shot in northern ireland has been named as detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell. an attempted murder investigation is underway; police say their primary focus is on dissident repub
the bbc football commentator john motson, who has died at the age of 77. also coming up in the programme. australia hold their nerve to reach their seventh consecutive women s t20 world cup final with a tense five run win over india. hello and welcome to sportsday. we start today s programme with news that a new independent regulator of men s football in england is to be established for the first time. the announcement follows a recommendation by a fan led review last year. the main purposes of the proposed new regulator will be stopping english clubs from joining european breakaway leagues, preventing financial failings at clubs, introducing more stringent owners and directors tests, giving fans more power and ensuring a fairer distribution of money down the english football pyramid. the significant move aims to protect english football s cultural heritage. here s just some of the reaction to the proposals starting with the premier league chief executive richard masters. w