US judge dismisses election case against Trump
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 November 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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A US judge has dismissed the criminal case accusing President-elect Donald Trump of attempting to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election. Also: Israel and Hezbollah said to be close to Lebanon ceasefire deal..
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:05.8 | I'm Jackie Leonard, and in the early hours of Tuesday, the 26th of November, these are our main stories. |
| 0:11.9 | A judge in the United States has ruled that Donald Trump will not face trial for attempting to overturn the 2020 election result. |
| 0:19.9 | Israel's cabinet will meet on Tuesday to discuss approval |
| 0:23.3 | of a ceasefire with Hezbollah, but a final agreement hasn't yet been reached. And a major |
| 0:28.1 | search operation has been taking place to find 16 people who are missing after a tourist boat sank |
| 0:34.2 | in the Red Sea. |
| 0:39.6 | Also in this podcast. |
| 0:41.1 | It's unbelievable, really. |
| 0:43.0 | I mean, it's a fairy tale in many ways. |
| 0:49.2 | Who would have expected a 13-year-old to be not just registered, but then a bidding war breaking out between two of the biggest franchises? |
| 0:51.3 | A 13-year-old cricketer has become the youngest player ever bought |
| 0:55.6 | at an Indian Premier League auction. |
| 1:02.6 | A judge in the United States has dismissed the criminal case |
| 1:06.6 | accusing President-elect Donald Trump |
| 1:08.7 | of attempting to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election. |
| 1:13.5 | Earlier, the special counsel, Jack Smith, had formally applied for the case to be dropped |
| 1:18.0 | because of a long-standing policy by the Justice Department |
| 1:21.5 | that bars the prosecution of a sitting president. |
| 1:24.9 | Mr Smith also said that he would not pursue charges accusing the former |
| 1:28.9 | president of mishandling classified documents after leaving the White House. We heard more from our |
| 1:34.9 | North America correspondent Gary O'Donoghue in Washington. This is all the federal criminal charges |
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