special counseljack smith has _ election? special counseljack smith has made _ election?lection? special counseljack smith has made it evident i election? special counseljack| smith has made it evident that he is moving in an aggressive way. if the trial will likely take place next year, but delays for different reasons could happen... new information could happen... new information could come to light. mark meadows, the former trump chief of staff, not mentioned in any specific way in the indictment, but he is seen as a key witness in the investigation. you may see more information emerge about people co—operating as they make this case. you mentioned the 2024 presidential campaign. an intriguing element in the case, former vice president mike pence is now emerging as a crucial witness in this investigation while also running against trump for the republican nomination. today, cbs news spoke with mark shaw, mike pence's former chief of staff, and he says mike pence has turned over contemporaneous notes to the special counsel, he took meticulous notes during his time as v

the special counseljack smith has notes from - law. ally sat down with the january sixth committee, but what kind of information do you thinkjack smith is now in possession of, because of those notes? well, i would think _ because of those notes? well, i would think substantial - would think substantial information. for example, one of the things he recited in the indictment was the ex—president trying to talk p into slowing the votes out. he said, you are too honest. —— vice president pence into throwing out the votes. that tells me trump was dishonest and was failing in getting his vice president to join him in that dishonesty. there was a lot of interaction between their then president and his vice president, where the then president was trying to bully the vice president into violating his oath of office, and violating the electoral count act. the word for word discussion will be important evidence for this trial. ,., ., important evidence for this trial. ., ,�* , important evidence for this trial. ., ., trial. donald trump's legal

if you look at what the special counseljack smith i the special counseljack smith said in a statement would not exoect to — this go to trial? i would not expect to see _ this go to trial? i would not expect to see this - this go to trial? i would not expect to see this trial i this go to trial? i would not i expect to see this trial happen anytime soon. lots reasons. first of all, the president is now under indictment in three cases. that is an enormous amount of work for him and his legal teams to process all of those cases, she responded all of those cases, review the discovery. it is process for him. even putting aside the fact that he is running for the president of the united states. what resources to the trump team have at their disposal here to try and postpone the possible trial?— possible trial? so, i mean, first of all. _ possible trial? so, i mean, first of all, i— possible trial? so, i mean, first of all, i don't - possible trial? so, i mean, first of all, i don't think i possible trial? so, i mean, first of all, i don't think it | first of all, i don't think it would be,

special counseljack smith has _ election? special counseljack smith has made _ election? election? special counseljack smith has made it evident - election? special counseljackl smith has made it evident that he is moving in an aggressive way. the trial will likely take place next year. but delays of different, for different reasons could happen and new information could come to light. like meadows, transformer chief of staff, is not mentioned in any explicit way in the indictment but he is seen to be a key witness in the investigation and we may see more information emerge about people who are cooperating with the government as they make the case —— mark meadows. imagine the 2024 presidential campaign and a new intriguing element is former vice president mike pence, transformer vice president, is now emerging as a crucial witness in this investigation are also running against trump for the republican nomination and today cbs news spoke to marc short, hence's long—time adviser and former chief of staff, and he says he has turned over contemporaneous notes to the special c

special counseljack smith said _ culpability. special counseljack smith said he _ culpability.eljack smith said he wanted _ culpability. special counseljack smith said he wanted a - culpability. special counseljack smith said he wanted a speedy| culpability. special counseljack - smith said he wanted a speedy trial. how is this going to work, do you think? because potentially we are going to have four different trials going to have four different trials going on involving donald trump, all before that nomination process and all before the general election, or during all of that process. your thoughts on the timeline and how it possibly can work. it is exactly right, it will be very complicated. there is nothing justice once more then have this be a speedy trial and be able to have this move quickly. but when you are talking about a case of this gravity, there is going to be a long process ahead, months, maybe even more. it is also complicated by the fact that two other court dates are already on the calendar and you cannot have overlapping court dates. so they are going to have

special counseljack smith underscored the severity of the charges earlier.ay, an indictment was unsealed charging donald] trump with conspiring to defraud the united states, conspiring to disenfranchise voters and conspiring and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding. the indictment was issued by a grand jury of citizens here in the district of columbia and it sets forth the crimes charged in detail. i encourage everyone to read it in full. the attack on our nation's capitol onjanuary 6, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. it's described in the indictment it was fuelled by lies, lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the us government, the nation's process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the presidential election. the men and women of law enforcement who defended the us capitol on january 6 are heroes. they are patriots and they are the very best of us. they did notjust defend a building with people sheltering in it, they put their lives on the line to defend who we a

special counseljack smith underscored the severity of the charges earlier.to defraud the united states, conspiring to disenfranchise voters and conspiring and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding. the indictment was issued by a grand jury of citizens here in the district of columbia and it sets forth the crimes charged in detail.

he was indicted for a third time as part of special counseljack smith's investigation into his efforts0 election, and just last week trump and 18 others were charged by georgia's fulton county district attorney for their alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election defeat in that state, marking the former president's fourth indictment in a short time ago my colleague spoke with leslie coldwell, a former doj assistant general for the criminal division. thank you so much forjoining us. if we could have a look at the situation in georgia first, the 19 defendants have all now surrendered, including the former president, of course. what is going to happen next with those proceedings? what do we look out for? so i think in the georgia case the next step, as your colleague indicated, is the arraignment, which is going to be in early september. that will be the time when all of the defendants, in theory, should be present in the courtroom all at the same time and appear before the judge who is going to preside over the case. thejudge has already... sorry, the district attorney has already sig

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special counseljack smith has made it clear.fferent reasons could happen, and new information could come too light. mark meadows, the former trump chief of staff is not mentioned in any explicit way in the indictment but he is seen to be a key witness in this investigation. we may see more information emerge about people who are cooperating with the government as they make this case and as you mentioned the 2024 presidential campaign, and a new intriguing element is the former vice president mike pence, is now emerging as a crucial witness in this investigation while also running against rob for the republican nomination and today cbs news and spoke with mark shaw, mike pence�*s long—time adviser at former chief of staff and he says he has turned over contemporaneous notes to the special counsel and took these notes during his time as vice president, giving the special counsel a vivid window into what is happening behind the scenes. before and after 6january. how do you think donald trump will handle all of this including what w

there are growing concerns about the safety of judge chutkan and special counseljack smith. both of those individuals have seen bolstered security in the past few days as this case has moved forward, but it is going to be complicated on a legal basis, as well as political basis and how this all plays out because not only is former president donald trump an active candidate for federal office and running for the presidency, but so is one of the key witnesses in this january 6 investigation of trump's conduct — former vice president mike pence who was pressured by trump in the final days to take steps to block the certification of president biden in congress, and when you have a key witness and the defendant all talking about the case publicly on the campaign trail, sources close to both of these individuals say they expect this to be litigated and it could go all the way to the supreme court to, ultimately, have a ruling about how political speech can be managed when it comes to a protective order. but until it gets there, there is a belief that there could be, if it's narrow

he's charged with four counts in the as—page indictment brought by special counseljack smith.h this latest indictment adding to a raft of legal problems, donald trump has a very busy few months ahead. our reporter naomi choy smith has the timeline. well, donald trump is said to —— set to appear in federal court this thursday in this latest case related to efforts to overturn the 20/20 presidential election. and special counciljack smith said he's pushing for a speedy trial, which means this could well be going on in the middle of the next us presidential election, which takes place in november next year —— 2020 election. but of course, this is the third indictment mr trump is facing. and the other two cases, which are unrelated, will be going to trial right in the middle of the us republican primary season — that's where voters in various states, republican voters will be going to the polls to narrow down the field of hopeful republican candidates for president. and right in the middle of those elections, mr trump is due in new york to stand trial in connection to payments is

was sat just the special counseljack smith was satjust behind him in the front row, as he listenedcharges and entered his plea. just as quickly as he came, he went back to his motorcade and the airport. as you mention, he has already arrived back in newjersey. 0f arrived back in newjersey. of course, this is certainly a historic day in washington, dc, a former president arraigned on criminal charges. but it is becoming all too familiar, these events, in terms of fingerprinting and entering a plea, we have seen this before, and so has the former president.— and so has the former president. and so has the former resident. ~ , , ., president. as you said, he faces a number— president. as you said, he faces a number of- president. as you said, he faces a number of legal. faces a number of legal challenges. it is the third indictment, a fourth one possibly in georgia as well. as we said, the next hearing is scheduled for august the 28. what are the next steps in all these legal battles that he faces? ., , ~ , these legal battles that he faces? . , ., faces? that is the key date. au:ust

and more legal trouble for former us president trump after his third arraignment, as special counseljack smithesponds to his social media posts. hello, i'm helena humphrey. there's been another dire warning about global climate change, with scientists saying the average surface temperature of the world's ocean has hit a record high. it's risen to just under 21 degrees celsius, or nearly 70 fahrenheit, in august. that's far above the average for this time of year, and researchers say it could have serious consequences for the global environment. our climate editor justin rowlatt reports. they've been taking measurements of ocean temperatures here in plymouth for more than a century and for the last 50 or so years, they've showed a slow but steady increase — up about a third of a degree a decade. have we got a reading for today yet, do you know? i heard them say something around 18 or 19 which is... wow! ..four degrees higher than it should be. it's been a similar pattern globally. rising sea temperatures and increasing numbers of marine heatwaves, and it has just reached a new peak — 20.96 degr

that he is going to be _ counseljack smith that he is going to be indicted for the third time. indeed. — case against donald trump yet. indeed, and we're dissing information coming into us, nomia, that the arraignment will be in washington, dc this thursday at lipm, so we can imaginejust washington, dc this thursday at lipm, so we can imagine just what kind of arrangements washington itself have to make in preparation for this arraignment, similar to what we saw in miami forthe arraignment, similar to what we saw in miami for the previous federal indictment and also in new york for the indictment there as well. but i think we have some images of the actual indictments that we can bring up. of course this is a lot to read through and we will not be able to pour through thisjust on through and we will not be able to pour through this just on the screen here, butjust interesting to look at. four charges the former president is facing here, these four charges that you will see on your screen here, conspiracy to defraud the united states, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceedin

counts in that case. 0n first of august, trump was indicted for a third time as part of special counseljack smith'sgation into his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election and then just last week trump and 18 others were charged by georgia putts fulton county district attorney for their alleged effort to overturn the election defeat in the state, making the former president's fourth indictment. a short time ago my colleague spoke with leslie coldwell, a former doj assistant attorney former doj assistant attorney for the criminal division. thank you so much forjoining us. if we could have a look at the situation in georgia first, the situation in georgia first, the 19 defendants have all now surrendered, including the former president, of course. what is going to happen next with those proceedings? what do we look out for? so with those proceedings? what do we look out for? 50 i with those proceedings? what do we look out for?— we look out for? so i think in the georgia _ we look out for? so i think in the georgia case _ we look out for? so i think in the georgia case the - we look out for? so

he's charged with four counts in the 45—page indictment brought by special counseljack smith.states, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, 0bstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. the former president is due to appear before a federal court on thursday in washington dc — as our washington correspondent

one person of course in the room, special counseljack smith. aid a lot more attention to the former president then tromped into jack— the former president then tromped into jack we saw him occasionally glance _ into jack we saw him occasionally glance over to jack smith's direction, but very rarely, and jack smith— direction, but very rarely, and jack smith very— direction, but very rarely, and jack smith very laser focused on the former— smith very laser focused on the former president and on the judge the entire — former president and on the judge the entire proceeding. we former president and on the 'udge the entire proceedingfi former president and on the 'udge the entire proceeding. we also know that this hearing _ the entire proceeding. we also know that this hearing began _ the entire proceeding. we also know that this hearing began about - the entire proceeding. we also know that this hearing began about 50 - that this hearing began about 50 minutes late. did you have any sense just from being in there why that was, why there was a delay?

the target letter by special counseljack smith appeared to suggest that the former president could face new charges of attempting to defraud the us government as well as obstruction of an official proceeding which would have been the certification ofjoe biden�*s victory as president by congress. former president trump has denied any wrongdoing. joining me today are kezia dougdale, from john smith centre, a research body, and also former leader of scottish labour party. and doug high, republican party strategist in the us. doug, we will start with you. what do you make of the potential indictment heading donald trump sway? it indictment heading donald trump swa ? . . , indictment heading donald trump swa? . ., , sway? it certainly if happens will be big news and _ sway? it certainly if happens will be big news and something - sway? it certainly if happens will. be big news and something voters will be talking about. what we've seen with the whole context of this is a very bizarre conversation to be having about an american former president and not facing a ramifications politically. as a

special counseljack smith filed court papers late friday expressing concern about one of mr trump's socialtive order that would prevent him from improperly sharing confidential evidence publicly. our north america correspondent sean dilley has more. a few more details are coming out, actually. we have been trawling through the paperwork so you don't have to. ultimately, on friday, the prosecution had applied for what they called a protective order. and they did that because they said they were concerned that when they release information to donald trump, information that he is entitled to to defend himself, by the way, they said they are ready to do that, but if this was shared, it could interfere with the due process of the case and potentially impact witnesses. that is their concern. now, the defence said that they only had very little time to prepare for this because, they said, that a friday afternoon is a wholly inappropriate time to prepare for something. now, the prosecution was initially asking for an immediate order to prevent donald trump... orat least, limit what he could say ab

he is charged with four counts in the 45 page indictment brought by special counseljack smith. the charges are conspiracy to defraud the united states, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. our washington correspondent reports. he is the first president to be charged with a federal crime, but if previous cases are anything to go by, donald trump's third indictment is only likely to boost his 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 into helping him overturn the election results. the attack on our _ overturn the election results. tue: attack on our nation's overturn the election results. tte: attack on our nation's capital on january six, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. it is described in the indictment was fuelled by lies. lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a bedrock

he's charged with four counts in the 45—page indictment brought by special counseljack smith. smith has the timeline. well, donald trump is said to —— set to appear in federal court this thursday in this latest case related to efforts to overturn the 20/20 presidential election. and special counciljack smith said he's pushing for a speedy trial, which means this could well be going on in the middle of the next us presidential election, which takes place in november next year —— 2020 election. but of course, this is the third indictment mr trump is facing. and the other two cases, which are unrelated,

special counseljack smith has asked for the trial to start in january of next year, just weeks beforeotes are cast in the republican primaries. a spokesperson for smith declined to comment on the request for the later date. more than 100 people have been arrested in pakistan, after mobs burned churches and vandalised christian homes. the violence in the city ofjaranwala, in punjab, was triggered by claims that two christian men had torn pages from a copy of the quran. they've now been been arrested. 0ur pakistan correspondent, caroline davies, has more. narrow streets with destruction at every turn. you can see there, the enormous damage that has been done here. this is jaranwala's christian quarter. yesterday, angry protesters stormed these homes, including sonam's. "we lost everything," she tells me. inside, blackened, overturned, smashed. she describes how her bed was thrown from the window and on her roof, how she heard an announcement from the mosque calling for people to come out to protest. translation: people came to our houses with their sticks. _ we were scared and we ran. w

special counseljack smith has asked for the trial to start in january of next year, just weeks beforee republican primaries. a brazilian hacker has told a congressional inquiry that he was hired by brazil's former president, jair bolsonaro, to try to prove that electronic ballots were vulnerable to fraud ahead of last year's election. walter delgatti told the inquiry he was paid $8,000 by someone close to mr bolsonaro. he said he wasn't able to hack the ballots. france is sending an elite police unit into the city of marseille to try to clamp down on drug—related violence. eight people have been shot dead during august alone, as rival gangs attempt to seize control of the trade in cannabis and cocaine — 36 have been killed this year, with many teenagers among the victims. aid groups in haiti backed by the international rescue committee are temporarily shutting down operations, including some mobile health clinics, following days of extreme violence in parts of the capital port—au—prince. the un says thousands of people have fled their homes in the worst hit areas since the weekend. th

special counseljack smith has asked for the trial to start in january of next year, just weeks beforesperson for smith declined to comment on the request for the later date. plus, law enforcement officials in georgia are investigating threats made to members of the grand jury which voted to indict former us president donald trump on charges related to election interference. the fulton county sheriff's office released a statement saying they are aware the names and addresses of grand jury members were shared online. more than 100 people have been arrested in pakistan after mobs burned churches and vandalised christian homes. the violence in the city ofjaranwala, in punjab, was triggered by claims that two christian men had torn pages from a copy of the quran. they've now been been arrested. 0ur pakistan correspondent caroline davies has more. narrow streets with destruction at every turn. you can see there the enormous damage that has been done here. this is jaranwala's christian quarter. yesterday, angry protesters stormed these homes, including sonam's. "we lost everything," she tell

he's charged with four counts in the 45—page indictment brought by special counseljack smith.he charges are: our washington correspondent, sean dilley, reports. we love trump! he's the first president to be charged with a federal crime and if previous cases are anything to go by, donald trump's 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 nation's — election results. the attack on our nation's i _ election results. the attack on our nation's i january - election results. the attack on our nation's ijanuary six, - our nation's 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 nation's proce

lawyers for donald trump say a protective order sought by special counseljack smith violates the formerer would limit what information mr trump, and his legal team, can share publicly. it comes after he posted online what appeared to a threat of revenge for anyone who went after him. these kinds of orders are not uncommon in criminal cases. after his third indictment last week, mr trump pled not guilty to charges of trying to overturn the 2020 us presidential election. this comes as officials in the us state of georgia have put up barriers around an atlanta courthouse ahead of a potentialfourth indictment against mr trump. the district attorney there is wrapping up a probe into his alleged attempts to overturn his election defeat in the state. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. voice-over: bbc news, - bringing you different stories from across the uk. meet the cheshire ghost riders who are gearing up for a home world championships. it’s who are gearing up for a home world championships.- world championships. it's a whirlwind — world championships. it's a whirlwind of

and more legal trouble for former us president trump after his third arraignment, as special counseljack smithy. there's been another dire warning about global climate change, with scientists saying the average surface temperature of the world's ocean has hit a record high. it's risen to just under 21 degrees celsius, or nearly 70 fahrenheit, in august. that's far above the average for this time of year, and researchers say it could have serious consequences for the global environment. our climate editor justin rowlatt reports. they've been taking measurements of ocean temperatures here in plymouth for more than a century and for the last 50 or so years, they've showed a slow but steady increase — up about a third of a degree a decade. have we got a reading for today yet, do you know? i heard them say something around 18 or 19 which is... wow! ..four degrees higher than it should be. it's been a similar pattern globally. rising sea temperatures and increasing numbers of marine heatwaves, and it has just reached a new peak — 20.96 degrees celsius — the highest global average sea temperature eve

there is the special counseljack smith announcing the indictment.n indictment was unsealed charging donaldj trump with conspiring to defraud the united states, conspiring to disenfranchise voters and conspiring and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding. the indictment was issued by a grand jury of citizens here in the district of columbia and it sets forth the crimes charged in detail. i encourage everyone to read it in full. the attack on our nation plasma capital on january six, 202i on our nation plasma capital on january six, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. described in the indictment that was fuelled by lies, lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a bedrock unction of the us government, the nation plasma process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the presidential election. the men and women of law enforcement who defended the us capital on january 60 heroes. they are patriots and they are the very best of others. they did not just defend a building with people sheltering in

special counseljack smith filed court papers late friday expressing concern about one of mr trump's socialeking a protective order that would prevent him from improperly sharing confidential evidence publicly. this is the post jack smith cited in his filing — donald trump writing on his truth social platform, "if you go after me, i'm coming after you!" that post came a day after the former president signed a condition of release promising not to violate federal, state or local laws or communicate about facts of the case with any individual known to be a witness. our north america correspondent sean dilley has more. a few more details are coming out, actually. we have been trawling through the paperwork so you don't have to. ultimately, on friday, the prosecution applied for what they called a protective order. they did that because they said they were concerned that when they released information to donald trump, information he is entitled to to defend himself, they said they are ready to do that, but if this was shared, it could interfere with the due process of the case and potentially i

special counseljack smith has said he wants a speedy trial.ne of the many questions that we are hoping to see here as all of this unrolls both today and in the coming weeks and months. �* ., .., , today and in the coming weeks and months. ., , ., , months. and of course, donald trump, he's not against — months. and of course, donald trump, he's not against putting _ months. and of course, donald trump, he's not against putting out _ he's not against putting out statements, going on to social media and making his voice clear. what do you think donald trump might do next following on from this court appearance? is he going to go back rallying to become the next president?— rallying to become the next resident? ~ ., ., ., ., president? well, and i do want to mention, president? well, and i do want to mention. you _ president? well, and i do want to mention, you said _ president? well, and i do want to mention, you said the _ president? well, and i do want to mention, you said the former - mention, you said the former president has been very vocal

he's charged with four counts in the 45—page indictment brought by special counseljack smith.es are: conspiracy to defraud the united states, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. the former president is due to appear before a federal court on thursday in washington dc — as our washington correspondent sean dilley explains. crowd: we love trump! he is the first president to be charged with a federal crime but if previous cases are anything to go by, donald trump's third indictment is only likely to boost his 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 into helping him overturn election results. the attack on our nation's capital onjanuary sixth, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. it is described in the indictment it was fuelled by lies. lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a

he's charged with four counts in the as—page indictment brought by special counseljack smith.scribed the january 6th attack as"an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy" which was "fuelled by lies". the charges are: conspiracy to defraud the united states. conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. the former president is due to appear before a federal court on thursday in washington, dc, as our washington correspondent sean dilley explains. chanting: we love trump! he's the first president to be charged with a federal crime. but if previous cases are anything to go by, donald trump's third indictment is only likely to boost his 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 into helping him overturn the election results. the police are now running back into the capitol building. he's not been charged with

he�*s charged with four counts in the 45 page indictment brought by special counseljack smith.ies". the full indictment is full of lines which donald trump must now address. 0ur reporter azadeh moshiri has been looking at the document and taking us through the the key lines. we�*re talking about a 45—page indictment, so let�*s look at the key takeaways — and remember, donald trump denies any wrongdoing throughout. now, prosecutors aren�*tjust looking at one event, they�*re notjust looking at the attack on the us capitol, for example, they�*re looking at donald trump�*s words and actions in a two—month period. since shortly after the election day on 202, to the day he left office in 2021. now, the thrust of the indictment is prosecutors are accusing donald trump of a broad conspiracy to keep him in power, even after he was defeated byjoe biden. now, they say he did this by spreading pervasive and destabilising lies, and that he repeated those claims to create an intense national atmosphere of mistrust and anger. the reason all this language is important is because what they are

it may be next year, first noticed peschel counseljack smith has said he wants to see a speedy trialase and he will be pushing for that. on the other side the lawyers and of the legal team for the former president will be pushing to delay this trial. they want to see this go on as long as they can. they will push for any kind of pretrial motions the can to try and delay the proceedings. we also know that this will be joining a growing list of legal cases, legal appointments and dates for donald trump. not to mention all the different campaign appearances and primaries beginning next year, it will be a very busy and very difficult roots to navigate for trump and his campaign. of course, amongst all of this he still does remain the front runner for the republican nomination in 2024. , in 2024. outside the courthouse, - in 2024. outside the courthouse, carl- in 2024. outside the - courthouse, carl nasman. let's bring in the legal analyst and former federal prosecutor david weinstein. thank you forjoining us on the programme. as carl mentioned the trial will likely be next year but my fi

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here's us special counseljack smith.s capitol on january sixth 202i was an unprecedented assault on the seat of american democracy. as described in the indictment, it was fuelled by lies. lies by the defendant, targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the us government — the nation's process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the presidential election. in this case, my office will seek a speedy trial so that our evidence can be tested in court and judged by a jury of citizens. in the meantime, i must emphasise that the indictment is only an allegation and that the defendant must be presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. live to new york now. cbs correspondent astrid martinez is outside the trump tower. good to see you. what has been the reaction from the trump camp to these indictments?— reaction from the trump camp to these indictments? good to see you as well. former _ these indictments? good to see you as well. former president _ these indictments? go

these charges against what has happened in new york or federally under the watch of special counseljack smithe the taliban takeover in afghanistan. the un says the country is experiencing one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world, and has warned of a huge shortfall in funding amid a deepening economic crisis. women and girls have also faced severe restrictions since the taliban came to power, including the banning of girls from secondary schools. within a month of the takeover, secondary schools opened for boys following an education statement, which made no mention of girls. women responded to restrictions with marches demanding the right to work and study. they were violently stopped by the taliban government on multiple occasions. in may last year, the government announced a decree mandating head—to—toe clothing for women. by october, a few months had passed without any major new restrictions. girls, including those who had not completed their last year of school, were allowed to sit university entrance exams. in november, a vice and virtue ministry spokesman said women had b

he's charged with four counts in the 45—page indictment brought by special counseljack smith.

the special counseljack smith's office had asked the judge to stop that happening — by imposing a "protectiveh an order would impede his first amendment rights to free speech. then, in the last few hours, we had a major update into the investigation intojoe biden's son, hunter biden. the attorney general merrick garland announced that the prosecutor investigating mr biden — was being given the additional powers of a united states special counsel. david weiss has handled the inquiry into hunter biden's business dealings since he was appointed by then president trump in 2018. let's speak to political pollster frank luntz. starting with hunter biden — the doj appointing a special counsel. political pollster and strategist frank luntz. we also hear there's been an impasse on his plea agreement and that this is likely to had to trial. what do you make of these developments? well, it's significant, because at a time of economic challenges to the country, we seem to be focused on donald trump's past, hunter biden's pass and the american people are wondering when are we going to get over this because

lawyers for donald trump say a protective order sought by special counseljack smith violates the former in washington, the attorneys wrote: they urged the judge to only restrict "genuinely sensitive material". the order would limit what information mr trump and his legal team can share publicly. it comes after he posted online what appeared to a threat of revenge for anyone who went after him. these kinds of orders are not uncommon in criminal cases. after his third indictment last week, mr trump pled not guilty to charges of trying to overturn the 2020 us presidential election. this comes as officials in the us state of georgia have put up barriers around an atlanta courthouse ahead of a potentialfourth indictment against mr trump. the district attorney there is wrapping up a probe into his alleged attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the state. joining me live are sarah krissoff, former federal prosecutor in the southern district of new york, and cbs chief election and campaign correspondent, robert costa. a warm welcome to you both and good to see you once again. firstly,

first of all, special counseljack smith, what do we know about ten and how he wants this case to progressu for having me. this is a very, very monumental case, probably one of the biggest indictments brought down in us history, and jack smith was the person behind it. he is very well educated, he was brought in because they knew what ever the result of his investigation was, it would be scrutinised. so he was someone who was brought in because he doesn't lean one way or the other as far as the political party. he is very down the political party. he is very down the middle. he has a very, very well known reputation for being trustworthy, for being consistent, so it is going to be hard to say that jack smith so it is going to be hard to say thatjack smith brought so it is going to be hard to say that jack smith brought these allegations because, you know, he's allegations because, you know, he's a democrat, because he is not. somebody got to them, because that's not who he is. he's very determined. he has a stellar reputation. it's going to be hard to challenge these charges because of who

we know special counseljack smith in attendance is an sight in the front row and just as quickly as helty to the four charges. thank you so much _ guilty to the four charges. thank you so much for— guilty to the four charges. thank you so much for wrapping - guilty to the four charges. thank you so much for wrapping up - guilty to the four charges. thank you so much for wrapping up the day interesting to hear how it proceeded. live now to congressman jamie raskin, democratic us representative from the state of maryland. also served on the january the 6th commission in the house of her position thank you so much for joining us. the former president arraigned today with your thoughts? i think it is a tremendous vindication of the rule of law in american democracy that we at least are starting off the principle that nobody is above the law, that people cannot get away with crimes and at use their fame cannot get away with crimes and at use theirfame or cannot get away with crimes and at use their fame or celebrity or former public office in order to nullify the prosecution. donald trump f

this was brought by special counseljack smith and would be tried here in washington, dc.brought by jack smith is currently being tried in florida. that's where trump resides. the judge overseeing that case set a may 20th start date. then there is the first indictment that came down. charges of falsifying business records. a shortwhile ago i spoke to pollster and strategist frank luntz about trump's indictment. frank, it is always good to see you. first of all i want to get your take on this investigation as we are waiting for the former president to arrive in atlanta. , , , atlanta. this is significant because it _ atlanta. this is significant because it is _ atlanta. this is significant because it is on _ atlanta. this is significant because it is on a - atlanta. this is significant i because it is on a statewide basis rather than federal and it is significant business because there are so many people involved in this. you have already had the mug shots of others including rudy giuliani who i once worked for and itjust adds another level of challenge for the president, e