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that is him outside a manhattan courthouse. now we will go back to nada tawfiq is alongside many other journalists. back to nada tawfiq is alongside many otherjournalists. —— nada tawfik. what can you see there? he came out of his suv, did a short wave to people here as he normally does then he went by the way of the court so we are just moments away from him entering that courtroom, court is expected to start in less than 30 minutes as we begin jury selection but of course a momentous moment here in us history, donald trump has entered the courthouse to become the first former president to stand criminal trial. he is certainly testing this nation's legal norms. more than ever before. he has now entered the courthouse with jury selection to begin shortly and, lucy, just looking at the media here, you can see the significance of this moment. the role's media yo to capture this moment. what of this moment. the role's media yo to capture this moment.— to capture this moment. what a dauntin: to capture this moment. what a dau
that is him outside a manhattan courthouse. now we will go back to nada tawfiq is alongside many other journalists. back to nada tawfiq is alongside many otherjournalists. —— nada tawfik. what can you see there? he came out of his suv, did a short wave to people here as he normally does then he went by the way of the court so we are just moments away from him entering that courtroom, court is expected to start in less than 30 minutes as we begin jury selection but of course a momentous...
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new york city is heavily anti— trump, manhattan is even more anti— trump. here on wall street the courthouse is about a ten minute walk from my office, it will be very difficult to find fair and impartialjurors. it is in any criminal case but especially here for him. he criminal case but especially here for him.— criminal case but especially here for him. he says he will testi , here for him. he says he will testify. he — here for him. he says he will testify. he is— here for him. he says he will testify, he is prepared - here for him. he says he will testify, he is prepared to - here for him. he says he will testify, he is prepared to do| testify, he is prepared to do so. do you think he will? will his legal team put him in the stand? it could be very high risk, couldn't it?— stand? it could be very high risk, couldn't it? so, in most cases, defendants _ risk, couldn't it? so, in most cases, defendants don't - risk, couldn't it? so, in most l cases, defendants don't testify — it's not up to his legal team the right of a defendant to testify is ex
new york city is heavily anti— trump, manhattan is even more anti— trump. here on wall street the courthouse is about a ten minute walk from my office, it will be very difficult to find fair and impartialjurors. it is in any criminal case but especially here for him. he criminal case but especially here for him.— criminal case but especially here for him. he says he will testi , here for him. he says he will testify. he — here for him. he says he will testify. he is— here for him. he...
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donald trump in a an hour will make his way here to - hour will make his way here to downtown manhattan from his residence at trump tower on fifth ave from uptown. really today is the formal start of the trial, but it begins with jury selection when hundreds of new yorkers from manhattan will be gathered here and will be whittled down to just a jury of 12 individuals and six alternatives. donald trump will be there in court throughout that entire process. thejudge will there in court throughout that entire process. the judge will have them first answer a course —— a questionnaire of 42 questions. it walks thejury through questionnaire of 42 questions. it walks the jury through their consumption of media, asking what newspapers they read, what podcast they listen to, if they have ever been a supporter of donald trump or a tent at his rallies. if they are members of any extremist groups. this questionnaire is quite detailed. it does not ask them what political party they belong to. then the judge will go through and make sure that thejurors the judge will go through and make sure that
donald trump in a an hour will make his way here to - hour will make his way here to downtown manhattan from his residence at trump tower on fifth ave from uptown. really today is the formal start of the trial, but it begins with jury selection when hundreds of new yorkers from manhattan will be gathered here and will be whittled down to just a jury of 12 individuals and six alternatives. donald trump will be there in court throughout that entire process. thejudge will there in court throughout...
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let's go to the court in manhattan where the former president, donald trump, has arrived at the court. you can see that donald trump arrived at the front of the gort entrance about 25 minutes ago and he is somewhere in the building and yesterday, when he walked through that area, he did make some comments to the waiting media as he is often wants to do, so waiting there to see if you will make any comment on the way out. —— the court entrance. you will remember that his jury selection is continuing and this is day two of the former president's long awaited hush money trial in new york. he has not said anything so far today to the waiting cameras but he has been making comments on truth social, the social media channel. he said that his trial is an assault on america, and he has also made some comments about thejudge, saying he is a conflicted trump heating judge, so if you want to keep up with all those latest lines, there is a live page on the bbc website which is bringing all the latest developments live from manhattan. —— votejudge. around the world and across the uk, this
let's go to the court in manhattan where the former president, donald trump, has arrived at the court. you can see that donald trump arrived at the front of the gort entrance about 25 minutes ago and he is somewhere in the building and yesterday, when he walked through that area, he did make some comments to the waiting media as he is often wants to do, so waiting there to see if you will make any comment on the way out. —— the court entrance. you will remember that his jury selection is...
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website, by the way, they will be keeping that up—to—date with all of the latest developments from manhattan. the number of people out of work in the uk has risen. figures from the office for national statistics show the unemployment rate was 4.2% between december and february, up slightly in the previous three months. but the number ofjob vacancies is still high. there's been a rise in the number of people who are economically inactive, that is no longer looking for, or able to, work — and that reflects a rise in the number of people who are long term sick. dharshini david has the details. i would give anything to not kind of wake up every day feeling absolutely rubbish. 21—year—old chloe lives with depression, borderline personality disorder and autism. she took up work at 16 but that didn't last long. currently a student, she is concerned about a lack of understanding. they don't really understand the complexity of mental illness. it's not something that... although there are days that i can't get out of bed — days and weeks and months that i don't get out of bed in a depressive e
website, by the way, they will be keeping that up—to—date with all of the latest developments from manhattan. the number of people out of work in the uk has risen. figures from the office for national statistics show the unemployment rate was 4.2% between december and february, up slightly in the previous three months. but the number ofjob vacancies is still high. there's been a rise in the number of people who are economically inactive, that is no longer looking for, or able to, work —...
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mr trump has expressed his hatred for manhattan supreme courtjustice juan merchan who is overseeing the trial. that resulted in a gag order against mr trump in late march, barring him from making public statements about court staff, jurors, witnesses and lawyers in the district attorney's office — or theirfamilies. yet — on saturday, donald trump attacked yet, on saturday, donald trump attacked his former attorney, michael cohen. mr cohen is expected to be the prosecution's star witness. other key witnesses include former media executive, david pecker, who helped cover up the alleged affair, and he testified before a grand jury in 2023. trump s press secretary during the 2020 presidential campaign, hope hicks. she could shed light on what was happening inside the political operation in the final weeks before the 2016 election. former playboy model, karen mcdougal, who told cnn she had an affair with the former president that began in 2006 — which trump denies. prosecutors in new york cited evidence of payments made to her by trump. and of course, the woman at the center of the tri
mr trump has expressed his hatred for manhattan supreme courtjustice juan merchan who is overseeing the trial. that resulted in a gag order against mr trump in late march, barring him from making public statements about court staff, jurors, witnesses and lawyers in the district attorney's office — or theirfamilies. yet — on saturday, donald trump attacked yet, on saturday, donald trump attacked his former attorney, michael cohen. mr cohen is expected to be the prosecution's star witness....
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| but manhattan's district attorney alleges trump directed those payments as part of a scheme to help his 2016 campaign for the presidency and then falsified business records when he disguised the payments as legal fees. less than two weeks before the presidential election, michael cohen wired $130,000 to stormy daniels' lawyer. that payment was to hide damaging information from the voting public. the participant scheme was illegal. political and legal experts disagree over the significance of the case. i think this case isjust so unique compared to the others. the others are really focused on actions that he truly undertook to undermine our democracy, right. and so this case is about, it's about paying off a mistress. it's a serious case. this is notjust about a porn star, which some people are trying to portray it as. this is about an effort to defraud the american voters in 2016 to keep them from learning material information that would have affected their vote. the trial begins with jury selection and is expected to last more than six weeks, making it all but certain that voters w
| but manhattan's district attorney alleges trump directed those payments as part of a scheme to help his 2016 campaign for the presidency and then falsified business records when he disguised the payments as legal fees. less than two weeks before the presidential election, michael cohen wired $130,000 to stormy daniels' lawyer. that payment was to hide damaging information from the voting public. the participant scheme was illegal. political and legal experts disagree over the significance of...
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there are about 500 or so potential jurors in manhattan, new york city. they have been considered or are being considered. we have these lawyers grilling these potential jurors on everything from their personal lives to their political views. there are some questions in this lengthy questionnaire that askedif this lengthy questionnaire that asked if they have ever been to a trump rally, if they follow former president trump on social media. one person who was disqualified was someone who they found in a social media post in 2017 said, lock him up. all these things are considered as these lawyers tried to put together this jury of 12 people as well as alternates that they feel can be impartial. one thing is that unlike the vast majority of cases we see across the country, pretty much everyone in america knows who former president donald trump is and has an opinion on the former president. the question is going to be whether these individuals can put those opinions aside and judge and rule in this case based on below and fax presented inside the court. than
there are about 500 or so potential jurors in manhattan, new york city. they have been considered or are being considered. we have these lawyers grilling these potential jurors on everything from their personal lives to their political views. there are some questions in this lengthy questionnaire that askedif this lengthy questionnaire that asked if they have ever been to a trump rally, if they follow former president trump on social media. one person who was disqualified was someone who they...
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he will be legally required to be present at a manhattan courtroom on monday to face 34 felony charges of falsifying business records. it stems from a $130,000 payment to former adult film star stormy daniels in 2016, allegedly meant to cover up an affair as he was running for president. trump calls the case a witch hunt. the former interpreter for japanese baseball star shohei ohtani has surrendered to federal authorities in los angeles a day after he was charged with stealing $16 million from ohtani's bank account to cover gambling losses. the justice department said he abused his position as ohtani's manager to plunder his bank account. bank fraud carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, but he's thought to be negotiating a plea deal. a criminal complaint detailing allegations of bank fraud against him saythe translator, ohtani's longtime friend, transferred more than $16 million on the baseball star's bank account to pay off his own substantial gambling debts incurred with an illegal bookmaking operation. ohtani was aware of or involvedt in the illegal gambling activity. n
he will be legally required to be present at a manhattan courtroom on monday to face 34 felony charges of falsifying business records. it stems from a $130,000 payment to former adult film star stormy daniels in 2016, allegedly meant to cover up an affair as he was running for president. trump calls the case a witch hunt. the former interpreter for japanese baseball star shohei ohtani has surrendered to federal authorities in los angeles a day after he was charged with stealing $16 million from...
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trump's met hank criminal case is the first -- manhattan criminal case is the first to go to trial but n may not be his last. in georgia, a trump dutch trump and three others were charged with trying to overturn trump's in the 2020 -- loss in the state in the 2020 presidential. election jackson met charged mr. trump with conspiring to overturn the election results with an attack on the u.s. capitol and mr. smith is charging mr. trump with illegally obtaining classified documents after he left office, taking him from -- taking them from the white house to his mar-a-lago estate. in florida let's speak about all of this with a trial lawyer and legal criminal analyst. how consequential is this trial for the former president? >> this is history in the making. this is the first time in u.s. history that a former president of the united states of america is going to trial for criminal charges. and those have significant ramifications, not only with potential jail time. but according to recent polls, if he is in fact convicted then that can pension lease way people in the 2024 election, which
trump's met hank criminal case is the first -- manhattan criminal case is the first to go to trial but n may not be his last. in georgia, a trump dutch trump and three others were charged with trying to overturn trump's in the 2020 -- loss in the state in the 2020 presidential. election jackson met charged mr. trump with conspiring to overturn the election results with an attack on the u.s. capitol and mr. smith is charging mr. trump with illegally obtaining classified documents after he left...
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helena: we go to our correspondent who is outside the manhattan court for us. great to see you once again. we were getting to the heart of jury selection. talk to us about how that played out. nada: a jampacked day as the judge tried to keep everything on schedule. there was one dramatic moment where donald trump was reprimanded by the judge for audibly muttering and gesturing in front of one of the jurors. he had to warn him he will not have any of the jurors intimidated. you had several prospective jurors dismissed, but those who were questioned by both sides, the sides tried to get at how they felt about donald trump. some avoided answering, instead sharing their overall feelings of what they had heard about this case. some acknowledging they had heard negative things about how he treats women, others saying they found him fascinating and seeing how people react to him is fascinating. at one point donald trump's legal team went far back in some of the jurors' social media posts. that led to one man who posted about donald trump being locked up being dismisse
helena: we go to our correspondent who is outside the manhattan court for us. great to see you once again. we were getting to the heart of jury selection. talk to us about how that played out. nada: a jampacked day as the judge tried to keep everything on schedule. there was one dramatic moment where donald trump was reprimanded by the judge for audibly muttering and gesturing in front of one of the jurors. he had to warn him he will not have any of the jurors intimidated. you had several...
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but manhattan's district attorney alleges trump directed those payments as part of a scheme to help his 2016 campaign for the presidency and then falsified business records when he disguised the payments as legal fees. less than two weeks before the presidential election, michael cohen wired $130,000 to stormy daniels' lawyer. that payment was to hide damaging information from the voting public. the participant scheme was illegal. political and legal experts disagree over the significance of the case. i think this case isjust so unique compared to the others. the others are really focused on actions that he truly undertook to undermine our democracy, right. and so this case is about, it's about paying off a mistress. it's a serious case. this is notjust about a porn star, which some people are trying to portray it as. this is about an effort to defraud the american voters in 2016 to keep them from learning material information that would have affected their vote. the trial begins with jury selection and is expected to last more than six weeks, making it all but certain that voters will
but manhattan's district attorney alleges trump directed those payments as part of a scheme to help his 2016 campaign for the presidency and then falsified business records when he disguised the payments as legal fees. less than two weeks before the presidential election, michael cohen wired $130,000 to stormy daniels' lawyer. that payment was to hide damaging information from the voting public. the participant scheme was illegal. political and legal experts disagree over the significance of...
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the manhattan district attorney has filed a motion in court alleging donald trump violated the gag order imposed by the judge three times in recent posts on truth social. prosecutors are asking the court to fine mr. trump $1000 per violation. the judge is scheduled to hit -- to hear that motion next week. >> every legal pundit, every legal scholar said this trial is a death -- is a disgrace. have a trump hating judge. . we have a judge who should not be on this case. he is tally conflicted. this is a trial that should never happen. and should have been thrown out a long time ago. >> joining me a now is a professor of law at florida state university. help me understand what is going on in court at the moment. how does the questioning go and what are they looking for? dr. the real question is the degree to which donald trump's illegal activity or perspective legal activity related to the january 6 riots will be resolved in court as opposed to be resolved at the ballot box. prosecutors have brought a variety of charges and a real complexity is that charges are being brght against other part
the manhattan district attorney has filed a motion in court alleging donald trump violated the gag order imposed by the judge three times in recent posts on truth social. prosecutors are asking the court to fine mr. trump $1000 per violation. the judge is scheduled to hit -- to hear that motion next week. >> every legal pundit, every legal scholar said this trial is a death -- is a disgrace. have a trump hating judge. . we have a judge who should not be on this case. he is tally...
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in manhattan, only tiny numbers of people have voted for mr trump, but does that mean they can't judge him fairly in court? kara mcghee was a potential juror excused today because of her work commitments, not her political opinions. what are your own feelings about donald trump? to be honest, i don't like him. i don't approve of a lot of what he did as president. i don't appreciate a lot of what he's said. but the institution of a fair trial in this country is incredibly important and something that is so much bigger than donald trump or how i feel about donald trump. donald trump has listened to dozens of potentialjurors being quizzed about whether they can be truly impartial about him through this trial. they're all asked 42 questions, including... have you ever supported an extremist organisation like those who stormed the capitol on the 6th of january? this man feared he could be biased as he grew up with republican friends and family in texas. you know, everyone says it's going to be a six week trial, but you have to carry that burden the rest of your life. whether he's guilty or
in manhattan, only tiny numbers of people have voted for mr trump, but does that mean they can't judge him fairly in court? kara mcghee was a potential juror excused today because of her work commitments, not her political opinions. what are your own feelings about donald trump? to be honest, i don't like him. i don't approve of a lot of what he did as president. i don't appreciate a lot of what he's said. but the institution of a fair trial in this country is incredibly important and something...