This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Jackie Leonard, and in the early hours of Saturday, the 11th of January, these are our main stories.

Donald Trump will become the first US president with a criminal record after being sentenced for fraud.

In a rambling statement to the court, he repeated his claim he is being persecuted by political opponents.

Police in Los Angeles say they will rigorously enforce a curfew to prevent further looting of properties evacuated because of the wildfires.

And Washington has increased its bounty on the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on the day he was sworn into office.

Also in this podcast, a violin that could go for as much as $18 million.

The president ofelect of the United States, Donald Trump, has become the first president to be

criminally sentenced, but he won't face jail. The judge overseeing the case, Juan Mershan,

imposed an unconditional discharge. Mr. Trump was convicted last year of 34 counts of

falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened his 2016 presidential campaign.

Mr. Trump, who has always denied wrongdoing, appeared by VideoLink from Florida. Before the judge

delivered his sentence, Mr. Trump was

allowed to speak in his own defense. He is part of what he had to say to the court in New York.

With all that's happening in our country today, with a city that's burning to the ground,

one of our largest, most important cities burning to the ground, with wars that are uncontrollably going on

with all of the problems of inflation and attacks on countries and all of the horrible things

that are going on. I got indicted over calling a legal expense, a legal expense. It was called a legal

expense. I just want to say I think it's

an embarrassment to New York. Our correspondent, Nedatalfeke, who's in New York, told us what

happened in court. This was a sentencing hearing that lasted about over a half an hour. And what we

saw was both sides speaking, so beginning with the

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