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campaign confirmed that they had been spoken to by us intelligence about an alleged plot from iran to kill their candidate, to kill the now president—elect donald trump. well, three men, as i say, have been charged in relation to that plot. susie likes to stay sort of in the back, let me tell you. the ice maiden, we call her the ice maiden. susie likes to stay in the background, she's not in the background. there are people - in the immediate ring of trump's universe — i notjust his family — that are really important to him. you know, elon musk has become extremely important to him over. the past many months. supporters of donald trump rioting and storming the capitol. well, that case, we are now hearing today, that the special counseljack smith has essentially put this case on hold. he issued a filing today in washington, dc, essentially saying that the president—elect is going to be sworn
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into office in early january and so they are trying to assess what to do now. we will talk about all those stories. with me on the panel, wills robinson, the assistant editor for politics at the daily mail dock, and crispers. —— and chris bruce. all of that news to come. first — the latest bbc news headlines. the us government says an iranian man has been charged in connection with plans to murder donald trump, before he was elected the next president. the department ofjustice unsealed an indictment against 51—year—old farhad shakeri, alleging he was tasked with "providing a plan" to kill trump. shakeri has not been arrested and is believed to be in iran. president biden has condemned what israeli and dutch leaders have called a "terrible night of violence" in amsterdam
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on thursday night. joe biden said he's spoken to israeli and dutch leaders and said, quote, "the anti—semitic attacks on israeli soccerfans in amsterdam are despicable and echo dark moments in history whenjews were persecuted." it happened after the israeli football club maccabi tel aviv played ajax in the europa league. and here, the police watchdog is to review how metropolitan police officers handled allegations of sexual misconduct against former harrods owner mohamed al fayed. the independent office for police conduct will review two cases the met police investigated in 2008 and 2013 after the force referred itself. hundreds of women have alleged the billionaire, who died last year aged 94, raped or sexually assaulted them. more now on that breaking news that the justice department in the united states says three people have been charged in connection with iranian plans to murder us citizens, including president—elect donald trump. the men are also accused of plotting to murder a man of iranian origin who's been
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critical of the government in tehran. all of this as we start to get a sense of what mr trump's white house may look like. he has been choosing his new team after winning the election on tuesday. let's talk to the panel, wills robinson, and crispers, —— chris bruce. let me start with you, but good evening to you both. we are starting to get a sense of what the white house may look like come next year. what have we learned so far today, do you think? it looks like trump is going to repay loyalty in some sort of way. as you see, there was a report today he actually had elon musk on the phone when he spoke to zelensky and his opponent of susie wiles last night shows that he is going to stand by people who have stood by him, and so whether that is family members, those who were key on the campaign, people who helped fund his campaign, he has a lot of wall street
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backers on the conservative side he could bring onto top positions, such as treasury department as well, but he is going to be sticking with people who have stuck by him through a pretty tumultuous and pretty lengthy campaign. he ran from two years ago, that's when he announced from mar—a—lago, and there have been people who have gradually come back to his side after a lot of people abandon him in the week of january 6 missive he's going to repay that, and we are probably going to see that over the next days and weeks, until the inauguration injanuary. find inauguration in january. and chris, the — inauguration in january. and chris, the first _ inauguration in january. and chris, the first name, - inauguration injanuary. and chris, the first name, susie wiles. mrtrump chris, the first name, susie wiles. mr trump himself referring to her as an ice maiden. known as one of the most feared political players in washington. what does she bring to the white house? when we start off _ bring to the white house? when we start off thinking _ bring to the white house? when we start off thinking about - we start off thinking about who this person is, we start off with— this person is, we start off with picking up where your last call he — with picking up where your last call he talked about, loyalty. she is — call he talked about, loyalty. she is someone who stayed behind _ she is someone who stayed behind the scenes and makes
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things— behind the scenes and makes things work them up a mostly a handler. — things work them up a mostly a handler, and people will look at straeuli when i say somebody is handling the former president and al president—elect trump, yes, and she does — president—elect trump, yes, and she does. she knows exactly the amount— she does. she knows exactly the amount of— she does. she knows exactly the amount of rope to give him, to be amount of rope to give him, to he himself_ amount of rope to give him, to be himself and also went to ring — be himself and also went to ring him _ be himself and also went to ring him in too. there was a time — ring him in too. there was a time over_ ring him in too. there was a time over the ring him in too. there was a time overthe summer ring him in too. there was a time over the summer with president biden was literally being — president biden was literally being garaged by his own party to get— being garaged by his own party to get out of his own office so we can— to get out of his own office so we can let _ to get out of his own office so we can let kamala harris take the reins _ we can let kamala harris take the reins. the trump candidacy at that— the reins. the trump candidacy at that moment was completely dark for— at that moment was completely dark for two weeks. because they— dark for two weeks. because they knew anything that happened, president biden was going _ happened, president biden was going to — happened, president biden was going to do, and let me tell you. — going to do, and let me tell you. it _ going to do, and let me tell you. it is _ going to do, and let me tell you. it is a _ going to do, and let me tell you, it is a heart feed you have _ you, it is a heart feed you have president donald trump be quiet _ have president donald trump be quiet for— have president donald trump be quiet for a — have president donald trump be quiet for a while —— hard feet. she _ quiet for a while —— hard feet. she is— quiet for a while —— hard feet. she is someone who has been on behind _ she is someone who has been on behind the — she is someone who has been on behind the scenes, she stuck by him, _ behind the scenes, she stuck by him. but — behind the scenes, she stuck by him, but let me tell you, her and — him, but let me tell you, her and the — him, but let me tell you, her and the rest of former president trump's team, the thing — president trump's team, the thing that worries me the most is he _ thing that worries me the most is he is — thing that worries me the most is he is going to reward loyalty, _ is he is going to reward loyalty, but these people may
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be loyal— loyalty, but these people may be loyal to him, the question is, are — be loyal to him, the question is, are they going to be loyal to the — is, are they going to be loyal to the united states constitution? that's what americans are asking now. yeah, and we are _ americans are asking now. yeah, and we are going _ americans are asking now. yeah, and we are going to _ americans are asking now. yeah, and we are going to talk- americans are asking now. yeah, and we are going to talk about i and we are going to talk about particularly and we talk about the influence and hero elon musk may have in that white house. i am musk may have in that white house. iam interested in musk may have in that white house. i am interested in a point chris made their talking about susie wiles being able to rein in the president. does anyone rain in mr trump? ii rein in the president. does anyone rain in mr trump? it it anyone rain in mr trump? if it is anyone. _ anyone rain in mr trump? if it is anyone. it _ anyone rain in mr trump? if it is anyone, it is _ anyone rain in mrtrump? if it is anyone, it is susie wiles, and as chris said, she has done it successfully. one thing that's been quite surprising in the 72 hours since the election was called is we have barely heard from donald trump. he has not been out there gloating, his speech on tuesday night was celebratory but it was very forward—looking. he did not really attacked harris as he has done so much on the campaign, he has been busily getting to work, shaping what this white house is going to look like, and there have been examples, such as when he was talking about migrants eating
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cats and dogs, which is what a lot of people thought was one of the biggest mistakes of his campaign for of the biggest mistakes of his campaignfor he of the biggest mistakes of his campaign for he quickly realised that was false and not right and it susie wiles would have been one of the key components to rating him back in and stopping him saying that, and he has shown remarkable restraint on this campaign, and she has to be rewarded for doing that. she's not very well known in the circles but she has a lot of success, especially in florida, which donald trump obviously knows very well for trump will still do pretty much what he wants to do, and there are only a couple of people who can say to him, hang on, let's rethink this, and she is one of them. what we'll see if she still has that hold on him in the white house when he is surrounded by all those cameras, tony four hours a day, and he has far more people attacking him, he's even under more of a spotlight that he would be in the campaign. i that he would be in the campaign-— that he would be in the camaiun. ~ ., , . , campaign. i know it is early da s of campaign. i know it is early days of we _ campaign. i know it is early days of we only _ campaign. i know it is early days of we only had - campaign. i know it is early days of we only had one - days of we only had one appointment to that team, right now, but what are we expecting that this second term will look like? is it a repeat of the
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first term or was that the dry run and this is when things look a little different? are we expecting the second term for president trump will be something significantly different or is itjust more of the same? i different or is it 'ust more of the mesh different or is it 'ust more of the semeth different or is it 'ust more of the same? . ., , . . the same? i am to start a fight laughing. _ the same? i am to start a fight laughing. to — the same? i am to start a fight laughing, to hide _ the same? i am to start a fight laughing, to hide me _ the same? i am to start a fight laughing, to hide me from - laughing, to hide me from trying. _ laughing, to hide me from crying, because as wills pointed _ crying, because as wills pointed out, rememberwhen crying, because as wills pointed out, remember when he was tweeting when he first became _ was tweeting when he first became president and every day it was— became president and every day it was an — became president and every day it was an anxious moment of what's — it was an anxious moment of what's going to be next hectic thinq — what's going to be next hectic thing that's going to happen? we are — thing that's going to happen? we are going back to that. there's— we are going back to that. there's nothing that's going to stop— there's nothing that's going to stop that _ there's nothing that's going to stop that. but now, you have a more _ stop that. but now, you have a more dangerous donald trump. why. _ more dangerous donald trump. why, because he knows what he did in— why, because he knows what he did in 2016 and he has had years— did in 2016 and he has had years to _ did in 2016 and he has had years to think about it and he knows — years to think about it and he knows exactly how to execute what — knows exactly how to execute what he — knows exactly how to execute what he wants to do now. so, yes, _ what he wants to do now. so, yes, you _ what he wants to do now. so, yes, you are going to see a different— yes, you are going to see a different donald trump, you're going _ different donald trump, you're going to — different donald trump, you're going to see a different team surrounded del max running donald _ he will... it is funny bring up an immigration issue when he promised _ an immigration issue when he promised to build a wall in 2016— promised to build a wall in 2016 to _ promised to build a wall in 2016 to make sure there's no
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immigration type of crisis, and pushed — immigration type of crisis, and pushed forward the legislation qoinq — pushed forward the legislation going forward. now he knows how to use _ going forward. now he knows how to use ehec— going forward. now he knows how to use exec at a power and use it to — to use exec at a power and use it to the _ to use exec at a power and use it to the fullest, so as you can— it to the fullest, so as you can see, _ it to the fullest, so as you can see, he really does not have — can see, he really does not have a _ can see, he really does not have a legislative agenda, he has an— have a legislative agenda, he has an executive power agenda, to push— has an executive power agenda, to push things through, and what — to push things through, and what loyalty for other people within — what loyalty for other people within his cabinet, yes, you can— within his cabinet, yes, you can see _ within his cabinet, yes, you can see a _ within his cabinet, yes, you can see a trump 2.0 would be far different than a trump 1.0, buti— far different than a trump 1.0, but i can— far different than a trump 1.0, but i can tell you, one is a lot more _ but i can tell you, one is a lot more effective and one is a lot more effective and one is a lot more — lot more effective and one is a lot more dangerous. and lot more effective and one is a lot more dangerous.— lot more dangerous. and i wonder right _ lot more dangerous. and i wonder right now, - lot more dangerous. and i - wonder right now, governments around the world will be looking to the white house and saying, who are we going to be working with, who will be my opposite number in the united states? and we are getting a sense of that already because david lammy of the uk foreign secretary, trying to move on from some of his previous criticisms, saying that is old news, the reality is, he is going to have to work with president trump and his team. a lot of politicians around the world will be kind of nervous about what that relationship may look like.— about what that relationship may look like. yeah, there is a
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sense of— may look like. yeah, there is a sense of the _ may look like. yeah, there is a sense of the unexpected - may look like. yeah, there is a sense of the unexpected with i sense of the unexpected with this second trip administration. there is the chance that there could be some sense of revenge against some of his opponents and he has a very colourful cast of characters around him, if you could put it like that. one person who has been touted a diplomat, rick grenell, a potential secretary of state, was very combative and very hard when he was german ambassador at a time when relations with germany were not at their best, and so trump is not going to mess around when it comes to diplomacy, he is going to be tough on people, he has already shown this, and world leaders have already responded. he got a lot of congratulations from the net -- bibi —— bibi netanyahu, he was quick to, they have been allies years, emmanuel macron did before the race was called. world leaders know they may not agree world leaders know they may not ag
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