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to an adult films dawn just before the 2016 presidential election. trump calls it political persecution on a witch hunt. his lawyers say they'll fight it out in court. ah ha, wanting save without their lives or so coming up. we condemned the detention of mister goose glitch in the strongest in the strongest terms. condemnation from the white house all day u. s. journalist is arrested in russia and charged with espionage. and we look at why more palestinians in garza relying on charity to help them break their fostering. ah, former us president donald trump has been indicted by

a grand jury in new york after investigation into a hush money payment made by his former lawyer to an adult film star. now this is said to have happened just before the 2016 presidential election. this is the 1st time a former us president has been charged with a crime. kristen salumi begins all coverage from new york adult film star stormy daniels and her alleged sexual encounter with donald trump is at the center of the criminal case against the former president. after she threatened to go public about the affair in the final days of trumps 2016 presidential campaign trumps. then fixer michael cohen paying her $130000.00 to keep quiet. cohen, who testified before the grand jury has said he made the payment at trump's direction, and in 2018, pleaded guilty to violate and campaign finance laws for which he served time in prison, not revenge. right?

what this is, is that accountability. i don't want to see anyone including donald trump invited, prosecuted, convicted incarcerated, simply because i fundamentally disagree with them. this is all about accountability . he needs to be held accountable for his 30 deeds. the former president has always denied the affair. he also initially denied any knowledge of the payment, but now says it took place as a legitimate legal expense ah. under new york law, it is the falsification of business records, not the payment itself. that would be trumps crime a misdemeanor. and only of prosecutors can prove he made the payment and falsified records. specifically to hide the affairs from voters or the i r s. would it be a felony or more serious crime that could come with jail time with those of occasion of records for the purpose of committing tax evasion would be the addition

. tional specific crime to elevate falsification of business records from a misdemeanor to a felony. so he need, he needs a thing like that complicating any prosecution, koans former legal adviser, a trump ally told the grand jury cohen couldn't be trusted. no wish if they want to go after donald trump and they have solid evidence, shall be it. but michael cohn is far from charlotte evidence. president trump has described his case as a witch hunt, but it's far from the only criminal investigation he's facing. in georgia, prosecutors are looking into his alleged attempt to overturn jo biden's victory in the state in 2020, and several government bodies are investigating his alleged role in the attack on the u. s. capital. on january 6th, 2021. the case marks the 1st time in history that a u. s. president has spaced criminal charges. kristin salumi al jazeera new york.

well, donald trump has himself reacted in the statement he called the indictment, political persecution, and election interference out the highest level in history. he blamed it on what he called the radical left democrats, engaged in a witch hunt, to destroy the make america. great. again, movement on he said this which hung will back fire massively on joe biden. gabriel alexander has moved from outside the manhattan district attorney's office in new york. now, what is the next step here? the next step is that donald trump will need to turn himself in and have an arraignment. what does that entail when someone is indicted? it would mean they would need to come here to them and have district attorney's office here and lower new york city, lower manhattan to get his fingerprints a photo. and then they would walk down a hallway and have their 1st appearance in front of

a judge and then be able to leave after that arraignment. when is this process supposed to happen for donald trump? we simply don't know yet. it could happen any day, but based on what we're hearing is it, it probably will be early next week. that will be incredible. seems pretty assuming trumpet does show up here and turns himself in, in this building behind me. obviously it would be a remarkable scene to see trump a former president, the 1st president in us history to have criminal charges against them. trump, as we know, is a showman. certainly, an image is very important to him. he potentially could ask to be dropped off in front of the court in front of the da's office here. and he could give a statement to the media that is out front here. we simply don't know. he could be driven to an underground parking area and not even be seen. these are all the

details that are being worked out between the district attorney that the court, the new york police department, the secret service, and even the f b i. there's a lot of uncertainty moving forward. all my county is in washington, dc and husband gorging reaction across the political divide. reaction to the indictment has largely been along a partisan lines. republicans generally criticizing the decision to bring an indictment against donald trump. many describe it as a with an eye zation of the legal process. that is the words used by the speaker of the house. kevin mccarthy echoed as well by the governor of florida run to santos. who importantly also said that he would not cooperate in any attempt to extradite trump from florida to face trial in manhattan. this an important point should trump decide not to surrender himself to place the charges in

a manhattan court. but on the other side, we heard from representative adam shift, who was typical of the democratic reaction, basically saying that trump's criminal acts as he put his have caught up with him and saying that no matter how rich and powerful nobody is above the law. but the interesting point from hearing from republicans that the electro system has been undermined by the district attorneys decision to bring charges against donald trump . this in itself ironic, given that under binding the electoral system war attempting to subvert the electro system is a charge that donald trump may well be facing in georgia in the months ahead. let's bring in classical stein. she's a lawyer on the faculty director at the center for ethics and the rule of law. she joins us now live from philadelphia. thank you for your time. this is the 1st serving or former president to face an indictment and be arrested. your reaction

when you have a nice we had all been expecting it, of course, but the latest headlines we heard was that this was going to be put off for a month. and that the grand jury was taking a pause. so how exactly that reporting came about, i would like to know, but obviously we had all been anticipating this for at least a couple of weeks, if not for a number of years that we didn't know which of the many possible investigations against donald trump would be the 1st to come to fruition. as it turns out, it is the manhattan district attorney. why have we not seen the indictment or charges yet? is that unusual? let's currently sealed it will be eventually unsealed. my guesses, we might know that as soon as tuesday, when donald trump will presumably be arraigned um, but to protect the privacy of the defendant that might typically remain sealed. and

of course, grand jury proceedings are typically secret my guess is that it will be the trump folks to reveal that indictments in the 1st instance i. and i think a lot of people will be curious. what exactly will happen on she's at the arraignment . are we going to see him in handcuffs at willy? have to go somewhere. i mean, what, what is the process for something like this, which is unprecedented? we don't know for sure. however, donald trump's lawyer himself said that trump would be surrendering a voluntarily, that would mean that he would not be handcuffed. he would not do a per walk ah, into a court house or v, escorted by police. but they would submit themselves voluntarily to police. and he would do paperwork and then probably be released on his own recognizance to appear on tuesday. now, if he does not, in fact do what his attorney said he would do,

which is to surrender voluntarily. things would get very messy. he doesn't, if he does not agree to travel to new york to surrender himself, we may see a very complicated dance where in florida authorities and potentially come under pressure from a new york to turn him over. rhonda santas has already said they would not do that, so we don't know how this would play out. it's possible he could be eventually detained on federal charges. those so far, no federal charges have been directly brought against donald trump. what's your best guess is this the kind of case that could lead to jail time it could, but of all the cases that could potentially come to fruition against donald trump, this is in a sense, the most minor, the big concerned her would have been campaign finance violations that the payments

to stormy daniels issued through michael cohen, the president's former lawyer. um would have been a violation of campaign finance laws. that's not likely what this indictment is about. this indictment is likely about false financial statements. so role the things georgia election interference, seditious conspiracy for january 6th possible espionage charges because of moral lago. this is the sort of lowest on the totem pole. and, and i would be surprised if this alone resulted in, in jail time for donald trump. what about the wida consequences on the american legal system? will there be any there will be profound consequences depending on what happens either way, there will be profound consequences. first of all,

if donald trump is indeed tried successfully prosecuted and sentenced, it will send a very important message that no one is above the law. as the supreme court said, in his 2020 decision and from the vance in which the supreme court affirmed that even a sitting president can be criminally investigated. here we would have an affirmation of the principle that a former president can not only be investigated, but can be convicted of a crime and can potentially have to serve some kind of sentence whether it's spine or jail time. um, beyond that, if this prosecution is unsuccessful, i'm very concerned about the impact that that could have on other prosecution such as any federal prosecution, either for moral logo or for the january 6 insurrection. ah, and that would be a profound concern because those more serious charges,

if they are not prosecuted if they are not punished, really would send a message to future precedence about the possibility that they can violate the law with impunity. for any good to get your analysis class finkelstein a law in the faculty direct at the center of ethics level of law. thank you for your time. thank you. out in other news, brazil's former president gerald ball sanara has returned home where he is now facing investigations for crimes including inciting, riots, party officials, a hoping he will lead opposition against president louis and nastier leader d'silva monica yankee of reports. ah, hundreds of supporters gathered from the early hours at the capital z airport hoping to greet the former president on his return to brazil. that federal police had other plans for symbols, fernando to leave by

a side door and shattering his hopes of an open corporate through the streets of brazilian dania. so as i had travelled, 1500 kilometers, just to greet her political hero, she says both. so nato supporters have been vilified since his election loss and was disappointed that she could not see. so don't they, my st. jackie berkener, we have been called terrorists when most of us are peaceful. brazilians who are committed to a cause, work hard to get both nor backing power. tensions in brazil have been high since bull sonata failed to formerly acknowledge defeat in october's divisive election. don't read the book and then refused to pass the sasha, his successor, present reason as to lula. thus your vote. instead, he flew to florida last december, 2 days before leaving office. one week later, thousands of his supporters stormed the presidential palace. congress in the

supreme court, claiming the election was rigged. good to know so narrow is at risk of being charged and imprisoned, or made ineligible for future office won't. tom was he is the target of 20 investigations. he has been accused of spreading dis information about the election, resolved, and of allegedly stirring up the insurrection. but his supporters believe he will lead them to victory in 2026 persons. there will be so small to narrow as already laid out. his mission for he has said he will travel over brazil to rally support for his liberal party from now until them when a simple elections next year, he hoped to help elect at least 1000 mess and strengthen the grip of the brazilian conservatives knew what a freight it's a global send out of told this party he will pursue. oh, here we are practically holding 20 per cent of the benches in congress. in addition, having the support of parliamentarians from other parties, we have a majority within congress. we want the best for our country today,

the boards in your court. i'm sure that you will leave brazil to a safe haven is with great pride that i return. also not to himself has said that he will not lead the opposition in brazil, but the return of the former president from his self imposed exile has raised hopes among his supporters. they say he's the only one capable of uniting the brazilian right again. monica, the inactive al jazeera, brazilian brazil. malaysia's highest court has dismissed an attempt by former prime minister in the jeep, resolved to have his corruption convection renewed, and she be serving a 12 year sentence. a case relates to the looting of the states investment fun in one of the biggest money laundering scandals in history is the country's 1st former leader to be jailed. still ahead on al jazeera unrest in synagogues, capitol, a z opposition leaders. sentence, in a case support essays,

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hulu. oh well the back you watching out 0 mind a thought top stories this our donald trump has been indicted by a grand jury. new york over the ledge hush money payment made by his former lawyer to an adult film star. it's that have happened just before the 2016 presidential election, and a statement, trump call the indictment, political persecution, and election interference of the highest level in history blamed it on what he

called radical left democrats. malaysia's high court has dismissed an attempt by former prime minister in the g present to have his corruption conviction reviewed. he is serving a 12 year sentence, the case relates to the looting of the states investment fund. a journalist from the wall street journal has been arrested in russia on flying charges. us citizen, yvonne get eskoville, was reportedly detained while working near the city of yesterday. beg vincent monahan, how small the journalist appeared briefly in moscow court house and afterwards was briefly seen being taken away in a car to be held elsewhere in custody. but i really don't publish that. they held a quick trial. i don't know. it took 3, maybe 15 minutes, a spokes person for the russian foreign ministry admitted greevich had a press visa and official accreditation. reclaimed, you rested for what she described as

a different kind of activity than journalism. his employer says, the wall street journal vehemently denies the allegations from the f s. b and 60 immediate release of our trusted and dedicated reporter. we stand in solidarity with evan and his family, a blue russian speaker. the 31 year old has been reporting from the region for more than 6 years. the reaction from the white house with angry this espionage charges are ridiculous. the targeting of american citizens by russian government is unacceptable. we condemned the detention of mister girl school, which in the strongest, in the strongest terms, we also condemn the russian governments, continued targeting and repression of journalists. the us state department has been in close contact with the detained journalist employer. first, the u. s. embassy. moscow has requested official notification of the arrest and russia is required to provide that under our bilateral consular convention. second,

whenever us citizens are arrested abroad, we pursue consular access as soon as possible. however, due to russia's administrative procedures and security requirements, it will likely be several days before that happens. the ongoing russian military campaign and ukraine has brought relations with the us to its lowest point and decades. dating back to the height of the cold war, which was the last time russia arrested. the u. s. journalist on the charge of spying. vincent martin al jazeera uganda has become the 3rd country to deploy troops to the eastern democratic republic of congo. to take on the m 23 rebel group. they will join troops from burgundy and kenya fighting between the congolese army and rebels is force more than 800000 people from their homes. and $23.00 is widely understood to be backed by neighboring wanda, which denies backing the group. synagogue the opposition li dose,

man sancho has been given a 2 month suspended sentence for defaming the tourism minister. you know, positionally as denied any wrong doing and says the case against him is politically motivated. nicholas huck has moved from some soccer outside opposition. leaders guzman, so goes to residence police, fire rounds of tear gas, the car, a normally quiet city, caught between fear and anger. it's muzzling streets, overrun by security forces, as supporters of sancho fight with police. over the world going, i got lucky with him, brother. we looking come going it of nevada. we have members of parliament here to support sancho and we are getting guessed. what is this? we are honest citizens, not criminals, of violent people, more gorgeous sancho stayed at home sick as a judge sentenced him to wait 2 months suspended sentence and $8330000.00 fine for

defamation. after he cues, the minister of tourism of corruption, your position accuses synagogues government of using the courts to crack down on political rivals to president magnet. south mar wouldn't piss at it, but the verdict is saved. sancho from losing his civil rights, allowing him to run in the next presidential elections at least for now. sancho has another case pending against him. it's the victory for the senegalese demo, crazy for us. because it was not about persons. it was not about individual. it was about our institution. what have you done this morning? is a strong message for the world. that cynical ease a strong democracy. ahead of the trials, schools and colleges remain closed authorities suspended bus services and banned motorcycles from city streets and police conducted random searches. the conviction has brought some relief to the existing political tension,

but also anger about what rights group describe as an increasingly repressive states. with just a year to go before the presidential election, amnesty international accuses the government of restricting civic space, bounding protest, but also detaining journalists and opposition figures. nicholas hawk al jazeera de carr. 5 people have been arrested in mexico in connection with the death of 59 people during a fight at a migrant detention center. the attorney general's office says, warns were shoot against immigration officers private security self. i'm the person who actually started the blaze and see the audit is. now video of monday's incident appears to show god's failing to open lock doors in the detention center as the fire spread. hello estonians. in garza, a living with food insecurity, poverty, and other hardships caused by the israeli blockade. the poorest in the street was

struggling during the muslim holy month of ramadan to break their daily fast sheep kitchen to stepping in to fill a growing need. lina, block lay reports in a soup kitchen and gaza volunteers prepare food for struggling. found these breaking their fast. ah la la la la mulatto saba, in our 7 years of charge to work people's needs and poverty have increased due to deceased on garza. and many people don't have food at home. well, the idea of the soup kitchen is to offer prepared minced people to alleviate their difficult situation in awe. every day during the fasting month of ramadan, bethel mac, this charity kitchen, and drove off offers meals to as many as 170 families living in poor condition. the world bank says the poverty rating garza is more than 50 percent. many people

depend on charities to access food, especially during this month. after ramadan, the soup kitchen will continue to operate twice a week. google mine, and i do a lo will, above you online and them every day. i come and get food because we cannot fool to cook at home. we take the food from hair and break off fast with it. not the situation is bad. honestly, we can't buy anything or cook. we should receive money from the ministry of social affairs, but so far it hasn't come through a nanny. people say the increase in food prices and the worsening humanitarian situation caused by the decade long israeli and egyptian blockade has left them struggling to make ends meet. but during this month of giving community kitchens prove much needed comfort to those most and meet lena barclay and jessica the u. k. has laid out a plan to boost energy security by investing in cleaner and more affordable power

sources. it includes funding for offshore wind and carbon capture projects. the critics say the government is just rehashing existing initiatives. nadine baba reports from london. it was going to be the prime ministers green day in the end. it was rebranded energy security j wishing sooner can his net 0 minister was shown around a nuclear laboratory as they launched their plan. we're going to create jobs across the country. we're going to increase our energy security, reduce people's bills, and reduce our carbon emissions. the government plan includes a wide range of measures. they're launching an insulation scheme to make 300000 homes more energy efficient. there's a plan to invest around $300000000.00 in developing green hydrogen as a few, it's claim to be more environmentally friendly. and as the formal establishment of great british nuclear, to promote the building of new power plants, critics point out many proposals are simply reheated versions of old announcements . and in many cases there's no new funding. for example,

the government's pushing an existing $25000000000.00 investment in carbon capture and storage, removing carbon dioxide produced by burning fossil fuels and storing it on to the north sea. many in the energy sector, a calling for the government to use subsidies to encourage investment in clean energy, like those president biden's announced for us firms or lose out on jobs and revenue . we were there without thinking many years ahead of the rest of the world. but this good moses just did that and delayed and those business opportunities that investment will have gone to the u. s. it will have gone to the e u, because they've also woken up to that hydrogen off as a huge potential. just last year, the existing net 0 strategy was ruled unlawful, an inadequate because it didn't show how the u. k would hit legally binding cobb and targets the new plan makes much of speeding up things that have already proved a success. like building new off.