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Former US president Donald Trump vows to appeal his criminal conviction for falsifying business records, saying that his legal team had several grounds to challenge the verdict handed down by a New York jury. "We're going to be appealing this scam... on many different things," says Trump, who is seeking reelection in November polls, in a rambling speech. SOUNDBITE
A lawyer for Donald Trump vows to fight the 34 counts related to hush-money payments against the former president, telling media the charges are "sad." "The indictment itself is boilerplate," attorney Todd Blanche says outside the Manhattan court complex following Trump's arraignment, adding that the indictment was "sad and we're going to fight it." SOUNDBITE
The US Senate reaches a deal to skip witness testimony in Donald Trump's impeachment trial, avoiding a delay that threatened to extend the procedure by days or even weeks. IMAGES
Asked whether he expects a TikTok deal before of after the election, US President Donald Trump says he thinks "it could go quickly." Speaking to reporters at the White House, he tells them, "We have great companies talking to us about it." SOUNDBITE
President Donald Trump fires back angrily at his predecessor Barack Obama after being branded an unserious president who had put US democracy in danger. Trump tells reporters Obama was an "ineffective" and "terrible" leader. SOUNDBITE