for office and been indicted at the federal level and at the state level, and i must tell you, you may have a political strategy, but donald trump s liberty is at stake. his criminal acts that he allegedly has committed, the government has the burden of proof, and it takes a lot of preparation and time for an elected official, or rather a politician running for office, to fully defend himself, work with his lawyers and to ensure that his liberty, he maintains his liberty. so, this is the criminal context, this isn t civil, it not regulatory, it s not a campaign, his first and foremost priority, and i m sure his defence attorney is telling him, is to remain free and to be found not guilty by a jury of his peers. that is a lot, to run for president and to be facing a criminal, criminal charges or even a criminal trial, during the campaign, it s almost impossible.
but few bigger than this his own imminent arrest. the news was confirmed in an angry statement from the former president, blaming his political opponents. the democrats, he said, have done the unthinkable. the case against him centres on this woman, the porn star known as stormy daniels. ahead of trump s 2016 election win, she was paid $130,000 to stop her going public with claims she had had an affair with him something he denies. his fixer and lawyer, michael cohen, was convicted over that payment, along with other charges, back in 2018. since out ofjail, he s been giving evidence to the grand jury that s now decided charges are warranted. this is not revenge, right? what this is is about accountability. i don t want to see anyone, including donald trump, indicted, prosecuted, convicted, incarcerated, simply because i fundamentally disagree with them. this is all about accountability.
florida and what relates to the january the 6th attack and a decision coming out of georgia around former president trump comes into play when we are talking about potential attempts to overturn the result of the 2020 election. regardless of what happens here out of new york city, donald trump over the next couple of months is going to be shrouded in a lot of legal discussion. to be shrouded in a lot of legal discussion. , . ., ,, earlier i spoke to professor of us politics at university college dublin, scott lucas. i asked him what donald trump was reportedly facing. we know that there is an indictment that was filed two minutes before the close of business yesterday by prosecutors for the manhattan district attorneys office. formally, we do not know the charges because it will be up for the district attorneys office to reveal them later as we move towards the arraignment of donald trump in a manhattan court next tuesday. reports are circulating, however, and i emphasise reports ra
his story. how is barry doing? he can t work any more, walk- his story. how is barry doing? he can t work any more, walk any can t work any more, walk any more can t work any more, walk any more he can t work any more, walk any more he is can t work any more, walk any more. he is stressed. do can t work any more, walk any more. he is stressed. can t work any more, walk any more. he is stressed. do you believe that oscar is more. he is stressed. do you believe that oscar is remorseful? more. he is stressed. do you believe that oscar is remorseful? no. i more now on our top story. donald trump has become the first former us president to face a criminal prosecution. the charges relate to hiding a payment to a porn star, stormy daniels. let s cross live to new york with cbs news correspondentjarred hill. some of these charges will go back quite a few years, we are expecting there to be more than 30 next week. yes, one of the things that s important is that wh
officers was convicted over business malpractice. that has opened the way for this case, which leads to a wider question that goes beyond the legal to the political. you re going to see in the next few weeks and months, two very distinct approaches. one will be, we need to deal with the facts of the case, we need to deal with upholding the legal system so it does its job, whether that leads to trump s acquittal or his conviction. the other narrative has already started and that is trump s gas lighting. which is not to talk about the facts of the case, not to uphold the legal process but to try to tear it down by blaming and insulting others. it s the district attorney, it s the grand jury, it s the democrats, it s prosecutors. it will be interesting to see, while sticking with the legal facts of the case which people go. of the case which way people go. do they support the legal system or do they follow trump s narrative? because he has supporters who will think that this is politicall