Donald Trump has been criminally charged for the fourth time in a frenzied five months. Now he’s accused of trying to interfere with the result of the 2020 election in Georgia.

The Americast team stays up late into the Atlanta and Washington nights and Justin mans the Radio 4 studio solo to talk through what’s in the indictment – and why this one could be the most damaging yet for Trump’s hopes of becoming president again next year.

HOSTS:
• Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter
• Sarah Smith, North America editor
• Anthony Zurcher, North America correspondent

GUEST:
• Josh McKoon, Georgia Republican Party chairman

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This episode was made by Daniel Wittenberg. The technical producer was Philip Bull and the senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

BBC SOUNDS CHAPTERS:
02:50 – Instant reaction
15:35 - Sarah interviews Josh McKoon
24:24 – Listener question