Described in the indictment that was fuelled by lies, lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a Bedrock Function of the Us Government, the nations process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the president ial election. Our North America correspondent nomia iqbal joins me from outside the court. What will we see on thursday . These charges as you outlined there, the Department Of Justice believes it is held a strong case to show the former president of the us tried to select the Election Results of 2020 and essentially tried to overturn the policy. We mention one of the charges, Conspiracy To Defraud the United States, obstruct official proceedings, and others. This is the most serious Indictment Set by the donald trump basis, one of the most serious indictments the Department Ofjustice has brought against a president in terms of what they have laid out in the indictment against him. Having said that, despite the seriousness of it, Department Ofjustice has a cha
Prosecutor in the southern district of new york, sarah krissoff. thanks so much for being with us. i d like to ask you about the indictment and what you think of the charges that the special counsel s office has brought. special counsel s office has brou:ht. ~ ., , special counsel s office has brought- brought. when i was very interesting brought. when i was very interesting and brought. when i was very interesting and they ve i brought. when i was very i interesting and they ve used the indictment, this speaking indictment are set out their story, their narrative of what happened here, very thoroughly. and so, i looked sort of beyond the four charges which are no doubt very serious and pose a big threat to the former president s liberty but the narrative here, of what happened, so i think that narrative is particularly ported for the public to have that in one spot, narrative of according to thejustice department. ii according to the justice department. according to the justice
America. the justice department is america. thejustice department is being weaponised. we re not talking about that at all. we re talking about an individual who the highest office in the land engaging in conduct in which our institutions of government have to hold him accountable, somehow, someway. the that he was in that position and is now in this position is no fault of his own but it s still a dark day. i don t want there to be any mistake of what we re talking about, dark for democracy. talking about, dark for democra . ., , , , talking about, dark for democra . ., ,, , ., democracy. congressmen, ust to ick u- democracy. congressmen, ust to pick up on democracy. congressmen, ust to pick up on what we democracy. congressmen, ust to pick up on what we heard democracy. congressmen, just to pick up on what we heard from i pick up on what we heard from the senator, a number of republicans coming out support today of the former president saying that this is indeed an example
Campaign? it s a completed moment for them, - campaign? it s a completed moment for them, trying i campaign? it s a completedj moment for them, trying to campaign? it s a completed - moment for them, trying to cast the justice department starkly. they compared the doj to another germany stay in the 19 but what s happening on the legal front will affect what is happening on the political front especially in terms of scheduling. on thursday trump has been summoned to appear in washington and federal court for the first time in this case. if for the first time in this case. , ., for the first time in this case. ,, for the first time in this case. i. ., ., ~ ., for the first time in this case. i. ., case. if you look at some reactions case. if you look at some reactions coming - case. if you look at some reactions coming into - case. if you look at some l reactions coming into this, case. if you look at some i reactions coming into this, i want to ask about what we ve heard from republic
Department ofjustice needs to do a department ofjustice needs to do a betterjob explaining the american people what a sweetheart deal giving to hunter biden which would have made hunter biden which would have made him immune from any further made him immune from any further prosecution for any crime further prosecution for any crime he further prosecution for any crime he would have ever done was thrown out by thankfully a judge was thrown out by thankfully a judge just last week. doj needs to make judge just last week. doj needs to make sure they explain that they to make sure they explain that they are to make sure they explain that they are not a 2 tiered system ofjustice they are not a 2 tiered system ofjustice because many in this country ofjustice because many in this country believe they are. | country believe they are. want to country believe they are. i want to get your take on what you heard from the congressmen. as the department ofjustice not communicated