Our washington correspondent, sean dilley, reports. We love trump hes the first president to be charged with a federal crime and if previous cases are anything to go by, Donald Trumps 30 indictment is only likely to boost popularity with republican voters. The charges he faces though are serious. The 45 Page Indictment accuses the former president of knowingly spreading false claims about election fraud, to trick and persuade states in helping him overturn the Election Results. Helping him overturn the Election Results. The attack on our nations Election Results. The attack on our nations i Election Results. The attack on our nations i january Election Results. The attack on our nations ijanuary six, our nations ijanuary six, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. It is described in indictment, it 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 cer
Condemning the ultra low emission zone by the mayor of london. you re live with bbc news. let s get more on our top story and that s donald trump being indicted over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal sent this update from outside the court where mr trump will appear later this week. the former president is due to appear in court behind me on thursday. he has the option of appearing virtually or in person but is likely to in person but is likely to in person because he has done was previous two indictments. inside court he will face what is arguably the most serious indictment so far, and probably the most serious indictment that a department ofjustice has ever bought against a former president and potentially a future president.
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