to be charged with a criminal offence. tonight, mr trump is meeting with his advisors in trump tower, no doubt discussing the charges he is set to face connected to hush money paid to porn actor stormy daniels in the lead up to his campaign for the presidency in 2016. the exact charges he faces will be disclosed in full in court tomorrow. mr trump denies any wrongdoing, calling it a witch hunt. and in the city, police are on high alert with barricades erected around trump tower and the manhattan criminal court where mr trump will appear tomorrow. bbc news is covering this story from all angles tonight. joining me live to discuss all this, sarah krissoff, former assistant us attorney for the southern district of new york doug jones, former democrat senator for the state of alabama, and pete king, former republican congressman for the state of new york. but first, let s talk to our correspondent michelle fluery, who s in new york. where all the action is happening right now. yo
discussing the charges he is set to face, connected to hush money paid to porn actor stormy daniels in the lead up to his campaign for the presidency in 2016. the exact charges he faces will be disclosed in full in court tomorrow. donald trump denies any wrongdoing, calling it a witch hunt. he s spending the night here at trump tower. you might be able to see that barricades have been erected around it, with new york police on high alert in preparation for donald trump s appearance at the manhattan criminal court. of course, trump tower, beefed up of course, trump tower, beefed up security for what new york prepares for is a historic moment tomorrow. so, that is trump tower, the former president speaking with his advisers. bbc news has been covering this from all angles. i would like to welcome my panel of guests. sarah krissoff, former assistant us attorney for the southern district of new york, doug jones former democrat senator for the state of alabama and will hurd
still less arrested. well, my guest is the world renowned human rights lawyer geoffrey robertson. is the campaign for global cooperation to uphold international law and human rights going backwards? geoffrey robertson, welcome to hardtalk. how big a deal is the icc s decision to charge vladimir putin with war crimes and issue an arrest warrant? it s very important because it has removed a credibility that he would otherwise have had. he is banned now from 123 countries. so, in addition, he may well end up in the hague, not soon, of course, but in years to come, there may be a coup and he may, like milosevic, be handed over to ease sanctions. he may, in time, he s only 69, be stumbling into the dock like some old nazi, as there are at the moment in germany, so it is not without significance. i m imagining people listening to you in moscow and giving a look of complete distain to what they have just heard. the fact is vladimir putin is still president of russia, comfortable in
a criminal offence. tonight, mr trump is meeting with his advisors, no doubt discussing the charges he is set to face, connected to hush money paid to actor stormy daniels in the lead up to his campaign for the presidency in 2016. the exact charges he faces will be disclosed in full in court tomorrow. donald trump denies any wrongdoing, calling it a witch hunt. the former president s journey from florida to new york was followed across the globe. here s the bbc s nada tawfik and barbara plett usher on the president s day. from mara largo. to manhattan. from mara largo. to manhattan. it - from mara largo. to manhattan. it is - from mara largo. to manhattan. it is a - from mara largo. trr manhattan. it is a familiar journey for donald trump in a dramatic one as the former president prepared to turn himself in to face charges. he started the morning here at his home in florida. around noon he was driven to the palm beach airport with his security detail. supporters cheered him
hello, i m victoria valentine. a very warm welcome to the programme. donald trump is spending the night in new york, at trump tower, before appearing in court later. he s set to make history once again, this time as the first president of the united states to be charged with a criminal offence. the charges relate to money paid to a porn star to keep quiet about an affair before the 2016 election. this is the scene live in new york. it sjust gone midnight, and thejudge has ruled that pooled media will be allowed to take still pictures in the courtroom, just before the hearing gets underway, but tv cameras will only be allowed in outside corridors. security measures will be in place with the authorities expecting demonstrations by the president s supporters and opponents. let s get the latest from michelle fleury in manhattan. donald trump has travelled to new york where he is spending the night in his namesake tamme behind me and he is reportedly meeting with lawyers going thr