On the eve of his 77th birthday, Donald Trump has appeared in court to face charges of mishandling classified documents. He even found time to stop by a bakery – though not for a cake to celebrate.

The Americast team has assembled early this week – and Sarah has made it through the media scrum in a humid Miami – to talk through another day of firsts in US history.

We also hear from Miles Taylor, former chief of staff of the United States Department of Homeland Security under President Trump, on why he believes that the man he once served now poses a threat to the nation’s safety.

HOSTS:
• Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter
• Sarah Smith, North America editor
• Marianna Spring, disinformation and social media correspondent
• Anthony Zurcher, North America correspondent

GUEST:
• Miles Taylor, former chief of staff at the US Department of Homeland Security

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This episode was made by Daniel Wittenberg, with Rufus Gray, Alix Pickles and Stephanie Mitcalf. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.