but what you make of that, nomia iqbal? taste but what you make of that, nomia iqbal?— nomia iqbal?y election results as part of the indictment, that was one of the plot that has been looked at, how donald trump and his inner circle allegedly try to pressure mr pentz to stop congress that they can stop we all remember the day. the danger that mike pence was put in when he had those writers shall —— a shouting hang mike pence, hang mike pence stop but he has pivoted tojoe biden. he says he will have more to say after the government's case after the government's case after reviewing the indictment makes the point that the former president is entitled to the presumption of innocence which is correct. but he goes on to pivot to joe is correct. but he goes on to pivot tojoe biden and says that, his candidacy means los —— less attention to paid and he mentions hunter biden again. a statement in which clearly trying to carefully, not criticise donald trump too much, but of course we were expecting to hear from much, but of course we were expecting to hearfrom him much, but of course we wer

nomia iqbal, thank you.uss more, i am joined from washington by former congressman joe walsh. former republican congressman. welcome to the programme. your assessment in terms of the magnitude of this moment for the us? look, this is, and the world needs to hear this, this is what america looks like when one of its two, when the leader of one of its two major political parties as a criminal. legally, donald trump is on a heck of a lot of trouble. he will be indicted again in a couple of weeks down in georgia, but politically, this will secure the republican party nomination for him and he's got a very good chance of becoming president again. so where does that leave the us? it leaves the us dangerously divided. it leaves the us on a very bumpy, ugly, violent road and i have said this often — there are a lot of people, myself included, who don't know, who worry about whether america can stay unified. can all 50 states stay together? i think that is very much in doubt. trump didn't start that, he'sjust is very

i'm nomia iqbal, outside the _ congressman, joe walsh. courthouse in - iqbal, outside the courthouse in washington, dc, where donald trump is due to appear tomorrow to answer another historic indictment. nigeria cuts electricity to niger, after the military coup. it comes as a group of west african leaders arrive in niger to negotiate. the stepfather of a ten—month—old boy has been found guilty of his murder in derbyshire. a new report says thousands of women in africa will die in pregnancy and childbirth as a result of cuts to the uk's overseas aid budget. hello. i'm matthew amroliwala. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in the us. it is the most serious criminal charge against him so far — and anotherfirst in us history — a former president, donald trump, criminally charged with plotting to overturn the election defeat in 2020. he's charged with four counts in the 45—page indictment brought by special counseljack smith. he described the january 6th attack as"an unp

nomia iqbal, bbc news.eley is a journalist who's covering the story for pacific media group. i used to live in lahaina. now i live on the big island in kona. and i'm actually visiting my parents in ohio. so, like, when the news came out and i still am reporting on big island issues — which, they also experienced a fire — and heard what happened in lahaina, where i used to live, i immediately, like, started reaching out and contacting people and, like, it's definitely something that's never happened. like, this has never happened before to this scale, magnitude, so it's a huge devastation. yes, it must be really difficult for you to see all the pictures from there. also, what does this mean for the community in maui? what does this mean for the community in maui? they're definitely having to grieve together, lean on each other for support, and then hopefully get support, for those of us who aren't there, help in any way we can, whether it's like donations or volunteering. i know some people who are doing sea

our north america correspondent nomia iqbal shared this latest update from washington, dc.he details that we have so far is, as you mentioned there, the suspect�*s name was craig robertson. we understand he was 75 years old. and there was a criminal complaint that had already been filed in the district court of utah regarding serious concerns about him. so one of the charges that he was facing was threats against the president — i've got the criminal complaint in front of me — but fbi agents conducted surveillance of his home back in march. they wanted to talk to him about his social media posts. he told them, according to the complaint, to come back with an arrest warrant — which they did. now, when you look at the criminal complaint and the evidence that they had compiled against him, it included social media posts that he'd put up. and they're very dark messages. they show violence towards president biden and other notable democrats, also glorifying guns. one particular post which worried agents and that has been cited in the criminal complaint is when he posted, "i hear

nomia iqbal, bbc news.ca correspondent, sean dilley, who's in washington for us. hello there to you. you have been following this story very closely. been following this story very closel . ~ . , been following this story very closel . ~ ., , ., , closely. what is the latest west that's _ closely. what is the latest west that's right. - closely. what is the latest | west that's right. welcome closely. what is the latest - west that's right. welcome we had a press conference a little while ago from the police chief and the governor, confirmation that 53 bodies have been recovered. there is a massive word of caution that both the governor —— governor and chief of police have put on that, 53 is the number they are confirming so far in the wider area, but that toll is expected to rise. a point made by the governor is that this isn't just 53 dead people, this is 53 families and friends deeply impacted. i will say briefly, on the bbc app and online there is a live page, max, our colleague on the ground, speaking

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. trubowitz who is director of the phelan united states centre at the london school of economics — how high are the stakes here for donald trump? the stakes are huge. i mean, there's a big risk year that the indictment, there was a reporterjust before this, it indicated that the indictment will only fuel charges by trump's aligns that the justice department is engaged in a witchhunt, and polarise an already deeply divided electorate. but the alternative, which was to effectively turn a blind eye to a mountain of evidence that trump sought to circumvent the will of the voters, it would have set a dangerous precedent, giving future presidents a pretty wide berth to question and challenge electoral results they didn't like. so, i don't think the special counsel, frankly, jack smith, had much choice in bringing this forward, but we shouldn't ignore the potential downside risks, especially if the us loses the case against trump. lets look at the — loses the case against trump. lets look at t

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.in the uk, the labour mayor of london, sadiq khan, has announced a big extension of financial support for people who want to replace their car, ahead of an expansion of the capital's ultra low emission zone, or ulez. anyone in the city scrapping a noncompliant car will be eligible for a grant of up to £2000. the planned expansion of the zone has been at the centre of a major political row — as harry farley reports. the political storm around sadiq khan's expansion of the area covered by london's ultra low emission zone has been building. drivers of cars that produce too much pollution must pay £12.50 a day to drive in the zone. the conservative party candidate — 13,965. an unexpected victory for the conservatives in the uxbridge and south ruislip by election last month, was put down to the labour mayor's scheme. sadiq khan has lost labour this election and we know that it was his damaging and costly ulez policy that lost them this election. sadiq khan won a legal battle at the high cou

this is just the latest court case that mr trump is facing as our washington correspondent, nomia iqbaltment and another court appearance for the former president, donald trump. this time, he's heading to the scene of the alleged crime — washington, dc. but this criminal indictment is staggering. a former president stands accused of trying to overturn democracy, of trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. the investigation is focused in detail on what donald trump did from the moment he refused to concede the election in november 2022, to the capitol riots that unfolded two months later, here in dc. we saw his supporters storm congress, as lawmakers certified democratic president joe biden's victory. donald trump denies any wrongdoing. he calls this indictment ridiculous, and has repeated his claims that this is all part of a political witchhunt. in his previous arraignments, donald trump has appeared in court in new york and in miami. this time, he has the option to appear virtually in the courthouse behind me. the judge overseeing the trial, judge tanya chutka

nomia iqbal, bbc news.ho's covering the story for pacific media group. she told me how her friends and now we are coping. 0h, oh, yeah, everyone is completely devastated. it's a matter of, like, being with theirfamilies and being their families and being surrounded theirfamilies and being surrounded by people that love them and support them at this moment there are still some friends that i have not heard from. yet. so...— friends that i have not heard from. yet. so... well, i hope ou from. yet. so... well, i hope you will— from. yet. so... well, i hope you will hear— from. yet. so... well, i hope you will hear from _ from. yet. so... well, i hope you will hear from them - from. yet. so... well, i hope| you will hear from them soon. from. yet. so... well, i hope i you will hear from them soon. i also understand that you used to live in some of the areas which have been affected by the fires. have you witnessed anything like this before? ida. anything like this before? no, actuall . anything like this before

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.to amber phillips, politics reporter for the washington post. i guess a lot of people watching this will be thinking, how can we have a former president appearing in front of a court, but also, there not impacting his chances for the presidential race? in fact, many people predict it will improve his chances. ~ , , ., people predict it will improve his chances. , , ., ., ., ., , chances. why is that and how does it work? first, — chances. why is that and how does it work? first, let— chances. why is that and how does it work? first, let me _ chances. why is that and how does it work? first, let me say _ chances. why is that and how does it work? first, let me say that - chances. why is that and how does it work? first, let me say that anyone | work? first, let me say that anyone who predicts what will happen in american politics right now is just making educated guesses. and i'm going to do the same, and that is because we cannot say this enough, this is historic. and as this piece jus

nomia iqbal, bbc news.s been working to rescue people off the coast of the town of lahaina after manyjumped into the water to escape the burning flames. they say a total of 17 people have been saved from the water. another a0 survivors have been found on shore and brought to safety by boat crews. the coast guard says search efforts have covered 689 square nautical miles, which isjust over 2000 square kilometres. now, the weather has been very dry in hawaii recently with isolated fires breaking out. however, as we mentioned earlier, a seemingly benign hurricane in the eastern pacific has escalated the situation. ben rich from bbc weather explains. the weather on its own rarely causes wildfires but it can bring conditions that make them more likely and help to fan the flames which is exactly what happened in hawaii. it's been very, very dry here of late and then passing to the south, we've had this major hurricane, hurricane dora. the centre of the storm has stayed well away from hawaii but it has been squash

our washington correspondent, nomia iqbal reporting.o'clock this evening here on bbc news. now a question — how are you watching me right now? is it through a television or are you watching on a mobile device? the media watchdog, ofcom, says there has been a record decline in the number of people watching traditional broadcast television. last year, 79% of people tuned into live tv each week, that's down four percentage points from 2021. let's talk to our culture reporter guy lambert. just talk us through the findings. there are lots of statistics and data in this report, but the general overview is that there is, on average, a decline in consumption of broadcast tv. amongst the public, that is. like you say, it is 83%, down to 79. it is only four points, but it might not seem that significant, but in that number, there are more significant full. tv amongst the public, for example, it was two hours and 59 minutes. now it is two hours 38. is 20 minutes per day less, a 12% drop. the most interesting figures amongst us are at both ends of

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.n and let's speak to our correspondent sean dilley. sean, a day without legal precedent. what have you witnessed in and around washington in the last 2a hours? well, we were actually one of the crews outside the court both before and after the not guilty plea was entered. the initial plea — guilty plea was entered. the initial plea was _ guilty plea was entered. tue: initial plea was indeed guilty plea was entered. tte: initial plea was indeed entered by one of mr trump lawyers but then he was also asked to confirm that he wasn't under the influence of any intoxicating substance. he was asked to confirm his name and was also asked to enter a plea and the president then stood forward, former president, i should say, but the title is one that is often used, and he said in a deliberate voice not guilty. outside, there was a cheerfrom the pro—trump cheer from the pro—trump supporters, taking almost verdict or a statement of fact as opposed to the due process arrived at the end of a crimina

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. lorna gordonjoins us from washington now.on to last night's court appearance has there been? unsurprisingly, it is still top of the network tv news programmes, making headlines and all the papers. the key reaction will be from donald trump himself, when he speaks at a republican meeting in alabama. i think it is likely he will continue the themes he has been developing, that he is being persecuted and prosecuted, because the establishment, as he calls it, doesn't want to see him re—elected as president and he will not get a fair trial. we are notjust talking about the trial in washington, dc, he is facing three criminal trials, one in new york and one in miami as well. i think it is undoubtedly going to be a theme of the election campaign. he will make it a theme of his re—election campaign. the next date in washington is august the 28th. that is just five days after the first republican presidential primary debate. remember, those elections for the primary start in january of next year. qm. elections for the primary start in

mrweinstein, ijust want your thoughts, we were hearing from nomia iqbal, that mr trump doesn't feel heing points at the moment. if they can... well, the question is not whether any of these jurors would've heard about this matter or this case beforehand, but rather relying on the evidence and statements admitted in the court in order to get a fair trial. that's really the question these jurors have to answer. really the question these “urors have to answer.�* really the question these “urors have to answer. �* , ., have to answer. and in terms of the le . al have to answer. and in terms of the legal process. _ have to answer. and in terms of the legal process, just _ have to answer. and in terms of the legal process, just as _ have to answer. and in terms of the legal process, just as we _ have to answer. and in terms of the legal process, just as we are - legal process, just as we are watching the plane with its goal of letters beaming in the sunlight, take us through those charges that he is facing and why commentators are saying these are the most serious he's faced so far. n0 audio

nomia iqbal, thank you for the latest. _ live now tojulie norman, the co—director of the centre on uscl who is in washington. welcome to the programme. the charges could not be more serious in terms of nature. assess the moment we have reached there in the us. we hear a lot these days about threats to democracy but this is really the real thing. you are talking about allegations that a sitting president sought to overturn election results and for the first time in us history, block the peaceful transfer of power. so that is laid out very clearly in the indictment, which i think it is important to point out, focuses less on the actions injanuary the 6th and more in the two months leading up and more in the two months leading up to that likewise, it's not so much about what trump said but what he did, specific actions he took at state, federal and local elections to overturn the election right up through january to overturn the election right up throuthanuary six to overturn the election right up through january six and that to overturn the election right up throuthanuary six and that i

let's go live now to our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal.outside the white house for us now. as one official in hawaii put it, we were expecting rain, we were expecting a flood in, but we were not expecting this. people had been warned of a hurricane but it did not make landfall so the speed at which these wildfires have spread and the intensity of them have taken people by surprise. thousands of tourists have been flown out of hawaii but as for the residents of the island, president biden has issued this disaster declaration which will provide a lot of things such as housing, money and health assistance to help people. much of the hawaiian island of maui is now scorched earth. a pilot can hardly believe what he is seeing.— earth. a pilot can hardly believe what he is seeing. oh my gosh, look at the harbour. _ what he is seeing. oh my gosh, look at the harbour. it _ what he is seeing. oh my gosh, look at the harbour. itjust looks - at the harbour. itjust looks like baghdad or something. the historic town of lahaina _ baghdad or something. th

our correspondence there nomia iqbal in washington dc.ning me live rodney davis, former republican congressman from the state of illinoisdoug as the us attorney for the northern district as the us attorney for the northern district of alabama. wa nt to want to get your thoughts on the charges you brought by the special counsel they are incredibly damning in my view. it really lays out a factual basis these charges. in this indictment and the weight brain, with a generous six committee we saw the last two or three weeks were a target letter which is the last step in an investigation before a target is invited, kind of laying these things out. it's incredible, but i gotta say, i still believe and maintain, this is a really dark day for the united states of america when you have a former president elected by the people of this country who engages in conduct like this that is now under indictment in three separate jurisdictions and looking like there will be a fourth. this is not good the united states. i hope they can get these charges behin

our correspondent nomia iqbal is outside the court for more on what we can expect.erstand that he has the option to appear either virtually or in person. that was granted in the last two arraignments. we also understand that thejudge will decide which one it is. but given that mr trump has appeared in person for the last two, it is probably likely that he will appear in person for this indictment. he tends to use them, as we've seen previously, as part of his campaign.

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. erica correspondent sean dilleyjoins us now from washington. good dilleyjoins us now from washington. morning, see repeating good morning, sean. it's worth repeating that very simple principle, isn't it, a former president in court, facing charges. there has been a bit of time in the us to absorb that main fault, what are people saying, what is being said today?— said today? perhaps even more impactful. _ said today? perhaps even more impactful. he — said today? perhaps even more impactful, he would _ said today? perhaps even more impactful, he would like - said today? perhaps even more impactful, he would like to - said today? perhaps even more impactful, he would like to be l said today? perhaps even more i impactful, he would like to be the 47th president having served as the 45th. my crew was one of those outside the courthouse, the charges were set out in the report, quite serious charges but innocent until proven guilty. what was absolutely fascinating to observe was we were chat

new hampshire, continuing his efforts to fundraise off of his criminal charges. 0ur correspondent nomia iqbalwhat we can expect. donald trump on thursday, we understand he has the option to of fear either virtually or in person. those were the options granted to her or him for the last two arraignments. the judge will decide. given that he has appeared in person for the last... it's likely he will appear in person for this indictment. he tends to use them, as we've seen previous, half of

our correspondent nomia iqbal is outside the court for more on what we can expect. donald trump on thursday, we understand he has the option to of fear either virtually or in person. those were the options granted to her or him for the last two arraignments. the judge will decide. given that he has appeared in person for the last... it's likely he will appear in person for this indictment. he tends to use them, as we've seen previous, half of his campaign. his allies relay around him, and some ways they are ramping up the two defendants. they are saying that donald trump can't get a fair trial in dc. of course is being have held here in a left—leaning city. they refer to it as the swamp. in florida, the trial will take place there. florida is his home state. it's one that he won twice in the last two presidential elections. the former president is facing four federal criminal charges in this indictment, including conspiracy to defraud the united states, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding, a

were convicted for their roles in the attack on the us capitol. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbalival. 0nce donald trump lived as president in this city. but he returned

nomia iqbal, our correspondent, was intimating it all.vidence suggests it is making no dent at all on his support. the bbc did a recent poll saying 61% of republican voters said that the indictments didn't change how they viewed the former president. 14% said that they made it to see him more positively. i mean, why do you think the numbers are like that? and it doesn't impact the needle in terms of where republicans are. on the contrary, i think this indictment is actually your right, strengthening donald trump. here's the deal. donald trump. and remember, 80 some percent of republican voters in this country right now don't believejoe biden won fair and square. they believe trump won in 2020. donald trump has convinced his voters that the government deep state is after him, that he's a victim. they believe that and every new charge and every new indictment only strengthens that narrative with them. that's why his support is strengthening, and i don't think it'sjust with his hardcore base. in terms of what we are likely to see over the ne

for more on what's happening, let's hearfrom our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal. former president is due to appear on thursday and can appear on thursday and can appear virtually one person but he will probably do that in person as he has done previously. inside court he will face what is arguably the most serious indictment so far and probably the most serious indictment that the department ofjustice has ever brought against a former president, and potentially a future president. he is being accused in this 45— page indictment of trying to subvert the election results of 2020, trying to overturn democracy. one of the charges includes conspiracy to defraud the united states. he has dismissed this indictment as is done with the previous two, saying this is a political witch—hunt, the department of justice being weaponised by president biden in order to stop them running for the white house, unsubstantiated claims he has made. the republican party by and large have backed him. they did so with his previous two indictments and have also seen his approval ratings tend

all happening as the extent of the devastation becomes clearer as our north america correspondent nomia iqbalaui is now scorched earth. a pilot can hardly believe what he's seeing. oh, my gosh! look at the harbour! this looks like baghdad or something. the historic town of lahaina barely exists anymore. since the fire began on tuesday, it has ripped through, fuelled by hurricane—force winds, leaving burnt—out cars on once busy streets and instead of historic buildings, there are smoking piles of rubble. everybody still out here, it's time to go! for anyone still in the town, the message is clear — get out. if anybody�*s still here, the fire is on front street and it is time to go! this satellite image from last month and yesterday lays bare the destruction. it's something you'd see in a war zone. i was the last one off the dock when the firestorm came through the banyan trees and took everything with it. and ijust ran out to the beach and i ran south and ijust helped everybody i could along the way. still got dead bodies in the water, floating, and on the sea wall. they've been sitting there

over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbalre 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. he has been accused in this 45 page indictment trying to subvert the election results of 2020, of trying to overturn democracy. 0ne 2020, of trying to overturn democracy. one of the charges includes conspiracy to defraud the united states. mr trump has dismissed the indictment has —— as he has done with the two saying this is a witch—hunt in the doj being weaponised by president biden in order to stop running for the white house, unsubstantiated claims he has made. the republican party i enlarge bac

nomia iqbal reports from washington. along the coastline a once busy town lays lifeless.haina is nothing but ashes. officials are combing through what is tloeft find the dead. what is left to find the dead. there is a lot of loss here and we are going to see higher numbers as our professionals and maui fire and police to theirjob. for those who survived, hope can be found in prayer. people have gathered in makeshift churches to provide support. before we come to church, we are like... why did this happen? but today, you know, because of his words, the pastor, it brings me more... i feel more comfortable and more at peace. but questions are being asked why residents were not warned about the fires. were early warning systems used or did they malfunction? everyone said the same . thing, we had no warning, no evacuation notice. so a lot of people i were not prepared. by the time they find i out it was time to go, it was almost too late. there is a review under way to work out what happened. it will take years for the island to recover. president biden declared it a disaster

appropriate independently, based only on the facts and the law. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbalon. the hunter biden saga is probably quite confusing in terms of where we're at. you know, it's worth mentioning that hunter biden's at the centre of a political storm that i don't think we've ever seen — the offspring of a president go through. now, he has worked — just to remind people — as a lobbyist, a lawyer, a consultant. in his personal life, he has struggled with a drug addiction, with an alcohol addiction. with a drug addiction, with an alcoholaddiction. forthe republicans, however, he's been a huge target for some time now. they have accused him of corruption in mist his business dealings, particularly in ukraine and china. and they think that this somehow implicates president biden, and they targeted hunter biden whilst mr biden, his father, was on the campaign trail. now, donald trump appointed david weiss, the man you heard the attorney—general mention there, when trump was president. he appointed weiss to look into hunter biden. and when president biden became president,

our correspondent nomia iqbal is outside the court for more on what we can expect. donald trump is due to appear behind us on thursday. we understand that he has the option to appear either virtually or in person. that was granted in the last two arraignments. we also understand that thejudge will decide which one it is. but given that mr trump has appeared in person for the last two, it is probably likely that he will appear in person for this indictment. he tends to use them, as we've seen previously, as part of his campaign. and we are seeing his republican allies really rally around him. and in some ways, they are ramping up the rhetoric to defend him. some of them are calling for the special prosecution's investigation to be defunded. they are saying that donald trump can't get a fair trial in dc. of course, it's being held here, the scene of the alleged crime because it is a left—leaning city. they refer to it as "the swamp". but remember, donald trump's second indictment, which is in florida. the trial will take place there. florida is his home state. it's al

sean dilley, bbc news, in washington. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal is outside the courthousegton dc. this is the third criminal indictment, as we have heard, that he is facing. but assess the significance of this one? it’s he is facing. but assess the significance of this one? it's easy to become _ significance of this one? it's easy to become gnome _ significance of this one? it's easy to become gnome to _ significance of this one? it's easy to become gnome to the - significance of this one? it's easy to become gnome to the legal i significance of this one? it's easy i to become gnome to the legal cases that are piling up against donald trump. —— numb. it's important not to lose sight here, this is probably the single most important indictment ever handed down in the 247 year history of the united states of america. this indictment alleges that a former president tried to overturn democracy, tried to subvert the 2020 election victory ofjoe biden. in this 45 page indictment, the department ofjustice said donald trump had a right to question the election results, we know that

north america correspondent nomia iqbal has more on the story from washington.s probably quite confusing in terms of where we are. hunter biden is in the central of a political storm, we've never seen a offspring of a president go through. i want to remind people, he is a lobbyist, lawyer, consultant. in his personal life, he has struggled with drug addiction, with alcohol addiction. for the republicans, however, he's been a huge target for some time now. they have accused him of corruption in his business dealings, particularly in ukraine and china, and they think that this somehow implicates president biden and they targeted hunter biden whilst mr biden, his father, was on the campaign trail. donald trump appointed david weiss, the man you heard the attorney general mention there. when trump was president, he appointed weiss to look into hunter biden, and when president biden became president he didn't stand in the way, so he allowed that investigation to continue. and basically, last month, we saw sort of a kind of a part conclusion of that investigation that

live now to to washington and our north america correspondent nomia iqbal.ent trump and us presidentjoe biden they're speaking at the same time at two different rallies into different parts of the country. but at the same time this vote is also taking place in ohio. it same time this vote is also taking place in 0hi0-_ same time this vote is also taking place in ohio. it does feel like the election campaign _ place in ohio. it does feel like the election campaign is _ place in ohio. it does feel like the election campaign is already - place in ohio. it does feel like the | election campaign is already begun with trump and biden on the trail, essentially. abortion we know is a big issue. if you remember the midterm elections, that is cited as one of the reasons why the republicans didn't do as well as they thought they were going to do in those elections. remember the democrats held on to the senate, the republicans just narrowly held onto the house. just to recap what you said, the background this, this started when roe v wade was overturned in the summer, 0

we will have more details from our north america corr nomia iqbal.ng surveillance on his home in march, approached him to talk about his social media posts. they were told by him to return with a warrant. the complaint also shows online posts suggesting robertson intended to kill mr biden, with the suspect allegedly off his m24 sniper." this was ahead of the president's visit to utah. i want to bring back our panel. 0bviously i want to bring back our panel. obviously not a story we were expecting to come across at all but very troubling. bud expecting to come across at all but very troubling-— very troubling. and it 'ust goes to show ou very troubling. and it 'ust goes to show you that h very troubling. and it 'ust goes to show you that we _ very troubling. and it just goes to show you that we have _ very troubling. and it just goes to show you that we have these - very troubling. and it just goes to - show you that we have these ongoing threats but it also shows you the excellence of the secret service and law enforcement to track these things very

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let's talk to our correspondent nomia iqbal now. great to see you.pments. what do you make of what we saw from the department ofjustice today? it’s department ofjustice today? it's reall department ofjustice today? it�*s really extraordinary. especially given that the attorney general had previously dismissed any suggestions that he might appoint a special counsel. david weiss himself had also said that. and as you mentioned, david weiss was appointed by donald trump, and when donald trump as president and when biden became president biden took over the white house, he didn't stand aside, he allowed the investigation to continue. i think there are questions being asked in terms of david's investigation which has been going on for a few years where the charges that he brought against hunter biden too narrow because remember, hunter biden was facing charges of not being honest about his drug addiction on a farm to buy a gun, and also filing his taxes late. so there are questions now will david weiss expand his investigation, which he will, but will the

stopping him from winning the 2024 election, not about what happened in 2020. 0ur correspondent nomia iqbal protective orders _ office has requested. these protective orders are - office has requested. these protective orders are prettyj office has requested. these - protective orders are pretty common in criminal cases, basically you outlined there, to try to keep sensitive information under wraps. pretrial, the prosecutors share with the defence what is called the discovery commitment this is to enable them to prepare, and the discovery is basically potential evidence, we are talking about grand jury evidence, we are talking about grand jury documents, witness statements, lots of personal information, which is very sensitive, and it also contains information that can identify people. so the special counsel and his team are worried about donald trump sharing that information and they cite this post that he published on his social media site on friday which said to "if you go after me, i'm coming after you." so the special counsel is worried that that could impact witnesses, it could impact

nomia iqbal reports from washington.

to move along, we want to bring stephanie again, and we have been talking to our correspondent nomia iqbaler president? know, does not surprise me at _ former president? know, does not surprise me at all. _ former president? know, does not surprise me at all. as _ former president? know, does not surprise me at all. as long - former president? know, does not surprise me at all. as long as - former president? know, does not surprise me at all. as long as don| surprise me at all. as long as don from _ surprise me at all. as long as don from stays—

going to talk about some of those other investigations, but i want to bring in our correspondent nomia iqbaling right in for the courthouse in washington, dc, covering all this for us. i understand we havejust received the indictment. is that correct? , ., , . correct? yes, we have 'ust received it. i am correct? yes, we have 'ust received it- i am just — correct? yes, we have 'ust received it. i amjust looking _ correct? yes, we have 'ust received it. i am just looking at _ correct? yes, we have just received it. i am just looking at it _ correct? yes, we have just received it. i am just looking at it now. - it. i am just looking at it now. this— it. i am just looking at it now. this is— it. i am just looking at it now. this is through the united states of america _ this is through the united states of america versus donaldj this is through the united states of america versus donald] trump, and on it, _ america versus donald] trump, and on it. we _ america versus donald] trump, and on it, we have got four counts that he has _ on it, we have got four counts that he has been — on it, we have

will have to be answered by the filings made in the courtroom. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqballd trump is due to appear in court behind me on thursday. he has the option of appearing virtually or in person, but he is likely to appear in person because he has done for his 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 brought against a former president, and potentially a future president. he is being accused in this a5 page indictment of trying to subvert the election results of 2020, of trying to overturn democracy. 0ne 2020, of trying to overturn democracy. one of the charges include conspiracy to defraud the united states. mr trump has dismissed the indictment, as he has done with the previous two, saying it is a political witchhunt, it is the department ofjustice being recognised by president biden in order to stop him from running for the white house, unsubstantiated claims he has made. at the republican party, by and large, have backed hi

our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal sent us this report from outside the courthouse in washington arguably the most serious indictment so far, and probably the most serious indictment that a department ofjustice has ever brought against a former president and potentially a future president. he is being accused in his its—page indictment of trying to subvert the election results of 2020, of trying to overturn democracy. one of the charges includes conspiracy to defraud the united states. now, mr trump has dismissed this indictment, as he has done with the previous two, saying that this is a political witch hunt, this is the department ofjustice being weaponized by president biden in order to stop him from running for the white house, unsubstantiated claims that he's made. but the republican party, by and large, have backed him. they did so with his previous two indictments. and we've also seen that his approval ratings tend to go up with republican voters. it is probably going to be the same with this indictment. however, how he does with the rest of the american electorate remains

to move along, we want to bring stephanie again, and we have been talking to our correspondent nomia iqbal about republican reactions. and we are again as expected seeing republicans to say, this is an example of the weaponisation of the department ofjustice. does it surprise you that in this case as well we are seeing so many republicans line up behind the former president?— republicans line up behind the former president? know, does not surrise former president? know, does not surprise me _ former president? know, does not surprise me at _ former president? know, does not surprise me at all. _ former president? know, does not surprise me at all. as _ former president? know, does not surprise me at all. as long - former president? know, does not surprise me at all. as long as - former president? know, does not surprise me at all. as long as don| surprise me at all. as long as don from _ surprise me at all. as long as don from stays— surprise me at all. as long as don from stays strong in the polls, those — from stays strong in the polls, those who _ from stays strong in the polls, those w