it s 8am in singapore and 8pm in new york, where we begin. closing in new york, where we begin. arguments have bee wrapped closing arguments have been wrapped up where donald trump faces 3a charges of falsifying business records in connection with payments to the adult film star stormy daniels. if he was found guilty would be the first ever criminal conviction of a us president. let s speak to our correspondent nada tawfik. jurors paused and they said all right, but prosecutors joked as they were going meticulously to the evidence, asking jurors they hoped they were getting all this. alvin bragg is there in court himself. this is clearly likely to be the biggest case of his and the other prosecutors careers. they are not leaving anything on the table. they re going through every piece of testimony that corroborates the narrative, that trump tried to cover up election fraud by falsifying these business records. at one point, they said evidence was so damning, it was laughable
it s 7am in singapore and 7pm in new york, where we begin. donald trump s defence lawyers have delivered their closing arguments in the hush money trial against him, telling the jury there was little evidence provided by prosecutors. mr trump faces 3a charges of falsifying business records in connection with payments to the adult film star, stormy daniels. if found guilty, his would be the first ever criminal conviction of a former us president. there s beenjust as much action outside the courthouse. oscar winning film actor robert de nirojoined the joe biden campaign. he spoke to our correspondent nada tawfik about the possibility of donald trunk winning this year s presidential election and this week s trial. i m very concerned. i m very concerned because they don t play by fair rules. they re not. the republicans, they all came up here before and they were talking. it s crazy. we re in a crazy zone, and that s because of trump, because he s crazy. sir, what if trump is f
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Saying some senior ministers were briefing against him because they didnt like his views on brexit. That had followed Press Stories featuring comments hed reportedly made during a cabinet meeting. Remarksjeremy corbyn seized on. Mr speaker, the chancellor said this week that some Public Services servants are overpaid. Given the Prime Minister has had to administer a slap down to her squabbling cabinet, does she think the chancellor was actually talking about her own ministers . I recognise, as i said when i stood on the steps of Downing Street A year ago, that there are some people our country who are just about managing. They find life a struggle. That actually covers people who are working in the Public Sector and some people who are working in the private sector. And thats why its important that the government is taking steps for example, to help those on lowest incomes through the National Living wage. Its why we have taken millions of people out of paying income tax altogether. It
Saying some senior ministers were briefing against him because they didnt like his views on brexit. That had followed Press Stories featuring comments hed reportedly made during a cabinet meeting. Remarksjeremy corbyn seized on. Mr speaker, the chancellor said this week that some Public Services servants are overpaid. Given the Prime Minister has had to administer a slap down to her squabbling cabinet, does she think the chancellor was actually talking about her own ministers . I recognise, as i said when i stood on the steps of Downing Street A year ago, that there are some people our country who are just about managing. They find life a struggle. That actually covers people who are working in the Public Sector and some people who are working in the private sector. And thats why its important that the government is taking steps for example, to help those on lowest incomes through the National Living wage. Its why we have taken millions of people out of paying income tax altogether. It