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welcome to the programme. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia s leader vladimir putin for war crimes. the court says there are grounds to believe that president putin is personally responsible for the deportation of hundreds of children from childrens homes and orphanages in ukraine for adoption in russia, since last year s invasion. it s the first time the court has ordered the arrest of a prominent, serving political leader. ukraine s president zelensky has hailed the decision as historic, but moscow dismissed the announcement as outrageous, saying it doesn t recognise the jurisdiction of the court. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports from kyiv. vladimir vladimirovich putin, president of the russian federation and now alleged war criminal. accused along with a senior official of illegally removing children from ukraine, accused by this man s court. the judges have reviewed the information and evidence submitted ....
Its strongly opposed by most victims groups and local political parties. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page reports. Northern ireland has changed hugely since the conflict known as the troubles. But this is a place where the past invades the present. Almost 4,000 people died during 30 years of violence until the late 1990s. The legacy echoes strongly. 0ur Uncles Gerard and rory cairns, aged 18 and 22, was murdered here in this house. Two gunmen, two loyalists. It was my auntie roisin s 11th birthday. And they came in through the front door and told roisin to be quiet inside the kitchen here. And then just in the living room, gerard and rory were just watching tv and they went in and shot both of them dead. So for you, youre young people, this isnt history. This is something that is affecting you and your generation. No, im the youngest of the family, and ive watched my Fami ....
welcome back to the weekend. new this morning, donald trump telling lies. that is not that new. he is lashing out at the federal government in his first interview after being convicted of falsifying business records. take a listen. it is a scam. the republican party, they stick together in this. it is weaponization of the justice department and of the fbi. that is all coming out of washington. take a look at who opened the case. i m not allowed to talk about it because i have a gag order. joining us is former fbi council andrew wiseman and a law professor at new york university and our msnbc legal analyst, legal assistant attorney general mary mccord. andrew and mary are the cohosts of the award-winning podcast prosecuting donald trump. we talked about a tax on the justice system. i want to get to that. i think it is important to underscore that, in addition to attacking the judge in the doj, he is also attacking the jury itself. these are just average citizens ....
it out in the overflow room. it was definitely not cold, contrary to what donald trump likes to tell people that it s a, quote, icebox, i actually think we were all profusely sweating. but it could have been because there s just so much at stake. alex, malcolm, one of the brightest, brightest stars in pennsylvania. i m a huge fan. i m glad you got a chance to talk with him. he s a star. he s available in the 10:00 p.m. hour too, no, he s not, heist ours. he can hang out in our a block if you would like. we re not doing that tonight, my friend, but bless you for the suggestion. have a wonderful show.. thanks, alex. and today it s 421 days since donald trump was indicted on charges of falsifying business records to pay off porn star stormy daniels in an attempt to hide their affair in the final days of the 2016 election. and a 12-person jury of new york citizens began a historic process, deliberations to determine whether to convict a former u.s. president of ....
stormy daniels in an attempt to hide their affair in the final days of the 2016 election. and they began a historic process. deliberations to determine whether to convict a former u.s. president of any of the 34 felony counts. trump was at the courthouse today where he has been every day in his trial and where he must remain every day the jury deliberates his fate. here is how one court reporter captured trump after the jury left the courtroom. todd blanche appeared to gently shake trump awake. nudging his shoulder as the six alternated filed out of the the courtroom and he was the only person still sitting down. judge juan merchan handed the case over to the seven men and five women jurors with this charge. quote. it is not my responsibility to judge the evidence here. it is yours. you are the judges of the facts and you are responsible for deciding whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty. these 12 jurors are the quote judges of the facts. only they have the powe ....