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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Olivier Douliery / AP 

Grab the WSJ reporter  

Sources: Arresting reporters must be handled by a special unit  

The White House plans to classify Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich as a "wrongfully imprisoned" citizen, sources told the US newspaper.  

The journalist was arrested in Russia last week on charges of espionage. The new classification means his case ends up with a special unit of the State Department, focused on getting Americans arrested or taken hostage abroad released.  

According to the newspaper's sources, the White House may proceed with the measure as early as this week.  

Former President Donald Trump in court in Manhattan with his defense team, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Seth Wenig/AP  

The impeachment against Trump  

Experts: Very doubtful if Trump is sentenced to prison 

It is very doubtful whether Donald Trump will spend time behind bars because of the historic indictment in New York, according to legal experts, several US media reports. Trump is indicted on 34 counts of falsifying business documents. Trump denies wrongdoing. 

- Regardless of who he is, and for this type of crime, a defendant in a similar manner would normally not receive prison, says defense attorney Michael Mullen to the Hill newspaper.  

"In New York State, it would be extremely rare for a 76-year-old first-time offender charged with a low-level, non-violent crime to actually be incarcerated," Mark Bederow, a defense attorney and former prosecutor for the Manhattan District Attorney, told Business Insider.  

The next hearing date is December 4.

 

Former US Vice President Mike Pence. Scott P. Yates / AP 

Mike Pence may testify against Trump after the storm Former US Vice President Mike Pence will not appeal the court order requiring him to testify before a special jury about Donald Trump's attempt to invalidate the 2020 presidential election, his advisers announced Wednesday, NBC News reports. 

"Vice President Pence will not appeal the judge's decision and will comply with the subpoena according to law," Pence spokesman Devin O'Malley said Wednesday in a statement