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The prosecutor in the case of Donald Trump's hush-money trial say the verdict was reached by "following the facts and the law" even if the defendant is "unlike any other in American history". SOUNDBITE
The prosecutor in the unprecedented criminal case against former president Donald Trump pledges to pursue a speedy trial. SOUNDBITE
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg vows he will not allow Donald Trump to get away with lawbreaking after charging the former president with a string of felonies over alleged hush money payments. "These are felony crimes in New York State. No matter who you are, we cannot and will not normalize serious criminal conduct," he says. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden was not given advance notice of the Justice Department's appointment Friday of a special prosecutor to investigate his political rival Donald Trump, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters, saying, "we were not given advance notice, we were not aware of this investigation." SOUNDBITE
Former US President Donald Trump "surrendered his role as Commander-in-Chief and became the inciter-in-chief of a dangerous insurrection," says lead House impeachment manager Jamie Raskin on the second day of the former president's second impeachment trial. SOUNDBITE