This is VOA News. I’m Michael Brown. Twice impeached, though not convicted, Donald Trump has become the first former US. President to face criminal charges in a move without precedent in US. History.
A grand jury in New York voted Thursday to indict Trump on charges related to paying off a porn star during his 2016 presidential campaign. VOA’s White House bureau chief Steve Herman says what will likely come next?
Well, Trump has indicated that he will come to New York City to be processed, which will involve being fingerprinted, having his photograph taken, and also being arraigned.
In a statement, Manhattan District Attorney Alan Bragg’s office said it has contacted Trump’s attorney to coordinate his surrender to the Manhattan DA’s office for arraignment on a Supreme Court indictment.
Trump’s lawyers said the former president will likely be arraigned early next week. The indictment remains under seal. It is not clear what crimes and how many criminal counts Trump has been charged with.
CNN reported that the former president has been charged with more than 30 counts. VOA could not confirm the report. The highly anticipated charges come as Trump seeks a return to the White House after losing a reelection bid in 2020, making him both the only president current or former, and the only presidential candidate to be indicted.
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Turkey’s parliament on Thursday ratified Finland’s bid to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle of the Nordic countries accession into the Western military alliance.
Finland and neighboring Sweden each dropped decades of nonalignment with their applications to join the military alignment after Russia alliance that is, after Russia invaded Ukraine last year. NATO Secretary General Yen Stoltenberg said repeatedly that he expects both Finland and Sweden will eventually become members of NATO.
Irvin Gershovich, the American Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia, was brought to a quick and closed door hearing in Moscow Thursday, according to his attorney, who was not allowed inside to see the charges against his client.
The paper says it vehemently denies the allegations from the FSB and seeks Kirshovic’s immediate release.
AP correspondent Norman Hall reports. Has Iran failed to unfreeze assets by the United States?
We’ll have that story coming up in just a moment. Meantime, in Idaho, the state of Idaho here in the US. Lawmakers passed a bill that would criminalize helping minors to get abortions without criminal consent.
We get more of parental consent. That is, we get more from the AP’s. Ben Thomas.
Idaho measure would be the first of its kind in the US. It seeks to restrict travel by creating the crime of abortion trafficking.
It would bar adults from recruiting, harboring or transporting a pregnant minor without the consent of the minor’s parent or guardian. It also would bar adults from obtaining abortion pills for a minor.
People convicted of breaking the law would face two to five years in prison and could be sued by the minor’s parents or guardian. The measure now goes to Republican governor Brad Add Little. You’ll have five days to either sign or veto the bill. Otherwise, it will become law without his signature. I’m Ben Thomas.
A Mexican court issued arrest orders Thursday for six people in relation to the fire that killed 39 migrants at a detention facility this week in the border town of Seldad Juarez.
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【内容理解テスト】
[1] What is the charge against Donald Trump?
a) Bribery during his presidency
b) Collusion with Russia
c) Paying off a porn star during his 2016 presidential campaign
d) Obstruction of justice during the Mueller investigation
[2] What is the status of Finland’s bid to join NATO?
a) It has been rejected
b) It has been ratified by Turkey’s parliament
c) It is still under consideration
d) It has been postponed due to COVID-19
[3] What is the accusation against Irvin Gershovich?
a) Spying for the US government
b) Distributing false news
c) Hacking into Russian government servers
d) None of the above
[4] What is the content of the bill passed by lawmakers in Idaho?
a) It criminalizes assisting minors to get abortions without parental consent
b) It legalizes the use of marijuana for medical purposes
c) It grants voting rights to felons
d) It increases the minimum wage in the state
[5] What happened in the border town of Seldad Juarez?
a) Six people were arrested for human trafficking
b) A detention facility caught fire, killing 39 migrants
c) A terrorist attack took place at a local market
d) The town was hit by a severe earthquake
Answers:
[1] c) Paying off a porn star during his 2016 presidential campaign
[2] b) It has been ratified by Turkey’s parliament
[3] d) None of the above (the article doesn’t specify the charges)
[4] a) It criminalizes assisting minors to get abortions without parental consent
[5] b) A detention facility caught fire, killing 39 migrants
これはVOAニュースです。私はマイケル・ブラウンです。ドナルド・トランプは2回弾劾されましたが、有罪判決を受けていません。しかし、彼は米国史上前例のない動きで、初めて刑事告発を受けた元大統領になりました。
ニューヨークの陪審員団は、木曜日にドナルド・トランプを告発することを決定しました。彼は2016年の大統領選挙中にポルノスターに支払いをした罪で告発されたのです。VOAのホワイトハウス担当局長、スティーブ・ハーマンは、次に何が起こるかについて説明しています。
トランプは、自分自身が処理されるためにニューヨーク市に来ることを示唆しています。その際には指紋をとられ、写真を撮られ、そして訴追されることになるでしょう。
マンハッタン地区検事のアラン・ブラッグの事務所は声明で、トランプの弁護士と連絡を取り、最高裁判所の起訴状に基づいてマンハッタン地区検事の事務所に引き渡すように調整すると述べました。
トランプの弁護士は、元大統領が来週早々に訴追される可能性があると述べています。起訴状は密封されています。トランプが何の犯罪行為で、何の刑事告発を受けたのかは明らかではありません。
CNNによると、元大統領は30件以上の罪で訴追されたと報じられています。VOAはその報道を確認することができませんでした。この待ち望まれた告発は、2020年の再選挙に敗れた後、ホワイトハウスに復帰を目指すトランプにとって、現職または元大統領、大統領候補者の中で唯一の被告者になります。
詳しいニュースについては、当社のウェブサイトVOAニュース.comまたはVOAモバイルアプリでご覧ください。これはVOAニュースです。
また、トルコの議会は、フィンランドがNATOに加盟することを承認し、ノルディック諸国が西側軍事同盟に加盟する最後の障壁を取り除きました。
フィンランドと隣国のスウェーデンは、ロシアがウクライナに侵攻した後、非同盟の数十年にわたる姿勢を放棄し、軍事同盟に参加することを申請しました。NATO事務総長イェン・ストルテンベルグは、フィンランドとスウェーデンが将来的にNATOのメンバーになることを期待していると何度も述べています。
アメリカのウォールストリートジャーナルの記者、アーヴィン・ガーショヴィッチは、ロシアで逮捕され、木曜日にモスクワで迅速かつ非公開の聴聞会に出席しました。彼の弁護士は、クライアントに対する告発を見るために中に入ることが許されていませんでした。新聞は、FSBからの告発を強く否定し、カーショビッチの即時釈放を求めています。
イランは、アメリカによる資産の凍結に失敗したのでしょうか？この話題については、すぐにお伝えします。一方、アメリカのアイダホ州では、法律によって、未成年者が親の同意なしに中絶を受けることを刑事罰の対象にする法案が可決されました。
成人が未成年者を勧誘、保護、あるいは輸送することを制限し、中絶の薬を未成年者に入手することを禁止することを求めています。法律を破った人は、2年から5年の懲役刑が科せられ、未成年者の親または保護者から訴えられる可能性があります。この法案は、共和党のブラッド・アッド・リトル知事に送られ、5日以内に署名または拒否権を行使しない場合は、署名なしで法律となります。
メキシコの裁判所は、セルダッド・フアレスの国境都市で今週、39人の移民が死亡した火災に関連する6人の逮捕状を木曜日に発行しました。
詳しいニュースについては、当社のウェブサイトVOAニュース.comまたはVOAモバイルアプリでご覧ください。私はマイケル・ブラウン、VOAニュースです。
Former US President Donald Trump has become the first to face criminal charges without precedent in US history. A grand jury in New York voted to indict Trump on charges related to paying off a porn star during his 2016 presidential campaign. Trump’s lawyers have stated that he will likely be arraigned early next week. The indictment remains under seal, and it is not clear what crimes and how many criminal counts Trump has been charged with.
In other news, Turkey’s parliament ratified Finland’s bid to join NATO, while a Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested in Russia, and Idaho passed a bill that would criminalize helping minors get abortions without parental consent. A Mexican court issued arrest orders for six people in relation to the fire that killed 39 migrants at a detention facility in Seldad Juarez. For more news, visit [VOAnews.com](http://voanews.com/) or the VOA mobile app.
