Documents with improper intention, and they are alleged to have had these knowing they were fake. Ijust want to recap on that information we are just getting here want to recap on that information we arejust getting here into bbc news. We start with this Breaking News. Three suspected spies for russia have been arrested in the uk. The defendants are all bulgarian nationals and were held in february. They have been remanded in custody. It is alleged they were working for the Russian Security services and what we know is they are charged with possessing Identity Documents with possessing Identity Documents with improper intention. They are alleged to have known, to have had these, knowing they were fake. Lets cross live now to the old bailey to get more on this Breaking News. Daniel, this news isjust coming in. Tell us what we know. We have just broken this news on the bbc. These three defendants, all bulgarian nationals, were arrested and charged in february this year. There have been C
Official, jeffrey clark. The charge sheet refers to the defendants as a quote criminal organization. The Indictment Document says mr trump Knowingly And Willingly joined a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election in georgia, and elsewhere. Its the fourth case brought against mr trump this year. Lets take a listen to what Fulton County District Attorney fani willis said. The indictment alleges that rather than abide by georgias Legal Process for election challenges, the defendants engaged in a criminal, Racketeering Enterprise to overturn georgias president ial election result. Subsequent to the indictment, as is the normal process in georgia law, The Grand Jury issued Arrest Warrants for those who were charged. I am giving the defendants the opportunity to voluntarily surrender no later than noon on friday, the 25th day of august 2023. The investigation into mr trump was sparked by a phone call between the former president and georgias Secretary Of State, brad raffe
Charges, 41 criminal counts and a list of people involved this is a pretty sprawling criminal case and involves a lot of his top aides like rudy giuliani and mark meadows, who is the former chief of staff in the white house. rudy giuliani was the us attorney in new york a couple of decades ago, so he would prosecute mobsters, so what is key to know about the case is that evenif key to know about the case is that even if donald trump is elected president, he cannot pardon himself because this is a state charge so theoretically he could get convicted and get an appeal and as long as the conviction holds he would have to vacate his office in a few months or a year into his new presidential term since you do not have the power as a federal president to pardon state charges. as a federal president to pardon state charaes. ., , state charges. donald trump calling this a witchhunt state charges. donald trump calling this a witchhunt and state charges. donald trump calling this a witchhun
Since the news of the indictment, the former president has denied all of the charges and taken to the social media site, truth social saying the witch hunt continues. he claims election interference. this is a pretty sprawling criminal case and includes a lot of his top aides like rudy giuliani and the former chief of staff in the white house. rudy giuliani was the us attorney in new york a couple of decades ago, so he would prosecute mobsters. even if donald trump is elected president, he cannot party