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"The article of impeachment now before the Senate is an unjust and blatantly unconstitutional act of political vengeance," says Michael van der Veen, a lawyer for Donald Trump, as he starts addressing senators on Day 4 of the former US president's trial. SOUNDBITE
Former US President Donald Trump says his New York criminal trial was "very unfair" after he was convicted on all 34 counts in a hush money case. SOUNDBITE
Former president Donald Trump says the "real verdict" would be the US election in November after a New York jury convicted him on all charges in his hush money case on Thursday. "This was a rigged, disgraceful trial. The real verdict is going to be November 5, by the people. And they know what happened here, and everybody knows what happened here," Trump says as he left the court. SOUNDBITE
"These are all Biden trials," Donald Trump says as he arrives at a New York courthouse where prosecution and defense teams are set to present opening arguments in the former US president's historic hush-money criminal trial. "I'm here instead of being able to be in Pennsylvania, in Georgia, and lots of other places campaigning," he adds. Trump, 77, has been ordered by the judge to appear in the Manhattan court for the duration of the case, largely keeping him off the campaign trail for weeks as he challenges President Joe Biden for the White House in November's election. IMAGES
During his State of the Union Speech, US President Joe Biden hits out at his predecessor and 2024 White House opponent Donald Trump's rhetoric on immigration. "I will not demonize immigrants saying they're 'poisoning the blood of our country,'" Biden says, referring to Trump's words, and urging Congress to pass immigration reforms. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.