In the United States. The america i grew up in is a place where we dont put our political opponents in prison. We let the Voters Decide who is best to lead the nation. Nor did we criminalize political differences because thats what they do in repressive regimes. Russian opposition activist sinced to 19 years. Russian court finding him guilty of founding and funding an extremist organization. Laura now, after i read through this latest indictment of trump, i found myself asking how can we now really say that were any better than what were seeing in the old former soviet union . We will get to the legal farce that is this indictment in a few moment. But, right now all of you need to know something very important about this liberal Fulton County d. A. Fani willis. Now, after her unconscionablably dragging out her investigation of donald trump for about two and a half years, she was suddenly, last night, in this huge rush, desperate to get the indictment out there. So much so that she took
of politically motivated violence. and it all comes as president biden is set to give a prime time speech tonight, focusing on the soul of the nation. we ll have more on his message to a divided country just ahead. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, the 1st of september. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. breaking news overnight, former president donald trump s legal team has responded to the department of justice s latest filing on the classified documents seized during the fbi search of mar-a-lago. in their 18-page filing trump s lawyer suggested that by launching what they described as an unprecedented, unnecessary, and legally unsupported raid on mar-a-lago, the d.o.j. was quote criminalizing a former president s possession of personal and presidential records in a secure setting. trump s legal team also aggressively renewed its request for a special master, or a third party, to review the documents that the fbi agent
jurors listed 39 people they thought should face charges for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election. that is more than double the number who were charged in the end. we will break down some of the big names among those ultimately unindicted and why this matters. plus a philadelphia police officer has turned himself in after a deadly shooting as the district attorney release its unedited body camera footage of that incident, something the victim s family wanted the public to see in its entirety. we will have the latest. and the fbi chief issuing a stark warning about russian spies in the united states. he says the number operating here is still way too big. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. today we have brand-new information about the scope of the georgia election interference investigation into donald trump and the key take away, the sprawling rico case against the former president and 18
On the markets, the pound fell ahead of mrs mays statement, then rose during her speech. The eu says the call for an election will not change plans for britains exit from the European Union. We will have more reaction to the Prime Ministers plans for a Snap General Election on june the Prime Ministers plans for a Snap General Election onjune the 8th throughout the day here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Prime Minister has announced plans to call a Snap General Election onjune the 8th. Theresa may said britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the eu referendum. Explaining the decision, mrs may said she had reluctantly come to the conclusion that a vote was necessary, adding the country is coming together but westminster is not. She will need parliamentary approval to formally call the election with a vote being held tomorrow. Our political correspondent, ben wright reports. Out of the blue, they announced there would be a s
Would fight to avoid a hard brexit. The Prime Minister has just left Downing Street for a meeting with Conservative Backbenchers. There will be a vote in the House Of Commons tomorrow to approve the election plan. Weve extended coverage of the Surprise Announcement this hour. Our main story at five the Prime Minister has announced plans for a Snap General Election to be held onjune the 8th. In a Surprise Statement in Downing Street this morning, theresa may said britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the eu referendum. She said divisions risked injuring Brexit Negotiations. Defending her u turn, mrs may said she had reluctantly come to the conclusion that a vote was necessary, adding the country is coming together but westminster is not. She will need parliamentary approval to formally call the election, with a vote being held tomorrow. Our Political Correspondent, ben wright reports. Out of the blue, number 10 announced there would be a statement from the