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WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

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4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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P.M. Edition for July 19. Evan Gershkovich, the WSJ reporter wrongfully convicted of espionage, was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison. Georgi Kantchev discusses the verdict in a secret trial the U.S. has condemned as a sham. And calls grow for President Biden to step aside. Plus, WSJ’s Andrew Restuccia previews what a second Trump presidency, emboldened by allies, could bring. Sabrina Siddiqui hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Evan Gerskovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter wrongfully accused of spying by

0:25.2

Russia, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. And as more Democrats call

0:30.4

for President Biden to step aside, the GOP is firmly in former President Donald Trump's control.

0:36.0

This was really a moment of triumph for Trump.

0:39.0

It was a convention that felt jubilant.

0:42.0

Many people felt it was ordained by God in the wake of the

0:46.0

assassination attempt just last weekend. Plus, a far-reaching tech outage sparks worldwide travel chaos. It's Friday July 19th. I'm

0:56.2

Sabrina Siddiqui for the Wall Street Journal. This is the PM edition of

0:59.8

What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

1:04.0

Evan Gerskovich, the Wall Street General reporter falsely accused by Russian authorities

1:11.4

of spying, was sentenced to 16 years in a high security

1:14.8

penal colony.

1:16.8

Today's verdict came after he was wrongfully convicted in a hurried secret trial that

1:21.0

the US government has condemned as a sham.

1:24.2

Gerschkovich was afforded few of the protections normally accorded to defendants in the

1:28.1

US and other Western countries.

1:31.0

Russian authorities have produced no public evidence to support their

1:33.8

allegations which Gerschovic, the journal, and the US government have vehemently

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