US Supreme Court declines to fast-track Donald Trump immunity case
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Former President says constitutional rules protect him from charges of attempting to overturn the last election. The UN security council passes a resolution aiming to bring more humanitarian aid to Gaza; and why France grounded an aircraft carrying 300 passengers on its way to Nicaragua.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:04.9 | I'm Alex Ritzen and in the early hours of Saturday the 23rd of December, |
| 0:09.7 | these are our main stories. |
| 0:11.8 | The US Supreme Court refuses to fast track a decision on |
| 0:15.2 | whether Donald Trump can be tried for federal crimes. The UN Security Council |
| 0:19.7 | approves a watered-down resolution on aid to Gaza without a call for a suspension of hostilities. |
| 0:26.0 | A plane carrying more than 300 Indian nationals bound for Nicaragua |
| 0:31.0 | has been grounded in France over suspected human trafficking. |
| 0:37.0 | Also in this podcast. |
| 0:39.0 | Most popular warbles this year are Ukrainian defender the Hut of Ukraine and |
| 0:45.8 | Hirsone Watermelon. We made this one when our troops liberated Hirsun. |
| 0:50.8 | We hear how Ukrainians are preparing for Christmas after switching from the Russian |
| 0:56.0 | to the Western festive calendar. |
| 1:01.5 | The US Supreme Court has declined for now to decide whether former President Donald |
| 1:06.2 | Trump has immunity from prosecution for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election. Mr Trump's efforts to delay his trial appear successful |
| 1:16.0 | as the case must now work its way through the appeals process. Special |
| 1:20.0 | Council Jack Smith had asked the court to take up the case in an expedited manner. |
| 1:25.0 | I heard more from Gary O'Donohue, our Washington correspondent. |
| 1:29.0 | The Special Council Jack Smith who's been tasked with taking this indictment to trial against Donald |
| 1:36.1 | Trump he was asking the Supreme Court saying look we need to settle this question |
| 1:40.7 | before even a trial can go ahead otherwise Otherwise there's no point having a trial. |
| 1:44.3 | You know, can the president be tried for things he did while he was president? |
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