other potential criminal. these are felony crimes in new york state, no matter who you are. we cannot and will not normalise serious criminal conduct. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s seven in the morning in singapore and seven in the evening in florida, where donald trump hasjust flown back from manhattan. he made us legal history there becoming the first person ever to have served as president to be charged in a criminal court. i could take you to the seen live. there is a flurry of vehicles that are awaiting the scene there, but he did make us legal history becoming the first person ever to have served as president to be charged in a criminal court. he entered not guilty pleas to sa indictments. the car execution plans he repeatedly falsified business rafter to conceal crimes during the 2216 election claims. of the prosecution claims. payments to two women with whom mr trump is said to have had a relationship. to effectively buy
the case dismissed, require the prosecution to provide more information in terms of the felony offence he committed, and things of this sort. it s going to perceive just as and things of this sort. it s going to perceivejust as many credible cases, and in terms of the deciding factors, this could be decisions utterly on that. that obviously remains to be seen. that. that obviously remains to be seen- to be seen. indeed, katie cherkasky. to be seen. indeed, katie cherkasky, former - to be seen. indeed, katie| cherkasky, former federal cherkasky, formerfederal prosecutor. great to get you on the programme with your thoughts. the programme with your thoughts- the programme with your thou~hts. ., ~ . according to the latest opinion polls, donald trump is the clear frontrunner in the race for the republican nomination for next year s presidential election. polling experts and commentators are busy debating how today s events might affect voters opinion of mr trump at such a crucial st
prosecutors of an acute hearing in the process. interfering. but you can see the wealth of support from people who back donald trump. he has a huge base amongst republican followers, and we ve heard from various of our correspondents today, many who have been following donald trump s career for the last few years and talking to his supporters, and they ve been saying to them that this is a moment in history, this is unprecedented, given what we re seeing play out on american real time. a lot of people feel very disappointed, those who support donald trump and feel he s become a target of what they say is political persecution, echoing his words, in fact, at the time the indictment was first announced. donald trump came out and said that this was
and everyone knows it. it s going to make him more stronger and he s going to run for 202a. trump 202a. and you re going to support him? course i am, 100%. president trump, could you please come take some questions? as he left the court, donald trump, unusually, had no statement for his supporters outside, leaving it to his lawyers to talk to the press. today s unsealing of this indictment shows that the rule of law died in this country, because, while everyone is not above the law, no one s below it either, and if this man s name was not donaldj trump, there is no scenario we would be here today please understand that based on these charges. alvin bragg is the new york district attorney bringing the prosecution against donald trump. these are felony crimes in new york state, no matter who you are. we cannot and will not normalise serious criminal conduct. the next court date is not set until december, leaving donald trump plenty of time to consider his next move. sarah smith,
they cheer. they may be nearly 2500 miles from new york city, but they could still show solidarity with their former president. this couple say their support for donald trump has never been stronger. he might be un perfect, he might be someone who doesn t speak eloquently, who used to tweet so much, but at the same time, he says things the way they are. i am a mexican in salvador and he love everybody, but the people say he s racist and this is not true. arizona was once a reliably republican state, but in 2020, it elected a democratic president for the first time in a quarter of a century. then last year, voters here chose a democratic governor. the republican candidate who won donald trump s endorsement did not win the election. nor did other trump backed,