there are two dozen charges. there could be new evidence, so i think we should wait and see what s in indictment it s a kind of he said, she said between michael cohen and donald trump. we ve talked about on the show about the arrest of an american journalist in russia. you have a unique perspective about this because you were held by the taliban for many months give us your sense where you think this leads up to and what kind of experience this reporter may be going through so i think putin is trying to silence reporting in russia. he s also trying to have bargaining chips against the united states. there s two other americans. paul whalen has been held for four years mark amphibolme is an american , had a small amount of medical marijuana and has been in prison over a year. evan is now a bargaining chip. i think he is worried. he faces a very, very long sentence in my time, i felt terrible for my family.
in russia. the wall street journal moscow correspondent evan gerschkovich has rotated time in and out of russia since the war in ukraine began a year ago the security service announced yesterday he s been detained on spying charges he ll be held in pretrial detention until late may until his case can be heard. russian media say gerschkovich maintained his innocent. the white house condemned the reporter s detention as well as russia s continued efforts to target american citizens within its borders. gerschkovich is the first journalist from an american outlet to be charged with espionage in russia since the cold war still ahead here on way too early we ll show you what mike pence had to say autbo trump s indictment and the concerns that supporters of the former president couldturn violent. we ll be right back. two pills relieve allergy headache pain?
The US State Department has been in direct contact with the Russian government regarding the detention of American journalist Evan Gershkovich and is working to secure consular access, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday.