Donald Trump pleads not guilty to criminal charges.
The former (and aspiring future) president has been accused of falsifying business records after an investigation into hush money paid to a porn star.
Sarah is back, dialling in from the middle of the media circus in Manhattan, as the team talk through Trump’s historic day in court and answer Americaster questions about what comes next.
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This episode was made by Daniel Wittenberg with Natasha Fernandes, Alix Pickles and Cat Farnsworth. The technical producer was Rohan Madison. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.