US Supreme Court hears Trump immunity case
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump argues he can't be indicted under the constitution for actions while he was in office. The ruling will determine whether the former President should face trial on charges that he plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Also: New York's top court overturns one of Harvey Weinstein's rape convictions -- but the disgraced Hollywood producer will remain in jail, and the British synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys are back with a new album.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm Valerie Sanderson and in the early hours of Friday the 26th of April, |
| 0:09.0 | these are our main stories. |
| 0:11.0 | The US Supreme Court judges appear skeptical of Donald Trump's |
| 0:15.5 | claim that he should have immunity from prosecution for actions he took while |
| 0:20.2 | president. The Supreme Court's never been asked this question. |
| 0:23.8 | They've never been asked it because no previous president has been accused of criminal |
| 0:28.3 | behavior like this. |
| 0:30.3 | President Macron France warns of the huge challenges faced by Europe over its security. |
| 0:36.0 | We must be clear about the fact that Europe today is mortal. |
| 0:42.0 | It could die, as it is today that the questions of |
| 0:44.5 | peace and war are being played out on our continent. |
| 0:48.0 | A transitional council is sworn in to lead Haiti and restore order after the Prime Minister resigns. |
| 0:57.0 | Also in this podcast, New York's top court overturns one of the film mogul Harvey Weinstein's convictions for rape and |
| 1:09.6 | an opera in Arabic makes its debut in Saudi Arabia. |
| 1:14.0 | The US Supreme Court has heard arguments on whether Donald Trump |
| 1:21.0 | as a former president is immune from criminal |
| 1:24.0 | prosecution over acts carried out while he was in the White House. The court's |
| 1:28.8 | denying justices focused on actions Mr Trump took to try and retain power after losing the 2020 election to Joe Biden. |
| 1:37.0 | The former president is facing dozens of criminal charges in four cases, including an ongoing trial related to his business records |
| 1:45.2 | which is taking place in New York. We'll hear more on that trial shortly. But first |
| 1:50.7 | I asked our Washington correspondent Gary O'Donohue, what's been happening at the Supreme Court in the capital. |
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