The election in the United States|The electoral movement Musk confirms: Trump will hold a "square meeting" at X
Elon Musk confirms plans to broadcast a digital "square meeting" with Donald Trump on X.
"This is going to be interesting," writes the tech billionaire himself on the platform.
It is already clear that independent candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr will attend a similar rally on the platform. According to Axios, which was the first to report on the then-unconfirmed plans, the Biden campaign has so far not accepted a corresponding invitation.
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The Israel-Hamas war|The negotiations Expert: The cease-fire talk will put pressure on Hamas
The US is trying to put pressure on Hamas. That's what Jonathan Panikoff, a Middle East expert at the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington, told the Wall Street Journal after President Joe Biden said in a speech that Israel had presented a new proposal for a ceasefire.
- If Hamas rejects the proposal, the Biden administration will use it to claim that it has done everything it can to reach a ceasefire, and that Hamas is responsible for the continued violence.
According to Haaretz, the Israeli proposal includes the release of hostages and military withdrawal in several stages.
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Analysis: No proposal seems to be able to resolve the conflict
Joe Biden's sharp call to both sides of the conflict in Gaza to accept a new proposal for a ceasefire has once again raised the question of what Netanyahu's ultimate goal really is, writes Amos Harel in Haaretz.
He points out that an end to the war would mean both that the suspended prosecutions against the prime minister could be resumed, and that new elections could be held. These are elections that the current government would lose in today's state of opinion.
"So far, no proposal seems to be able to get around the main problem: Hamas's uncompromising demand that an agreement lead to an end to the war, and Netanyahu's steadfast refusal to allow it," writes Harel.
For the BBC, North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher makes an equally bleak analysis of the prospects for peace – for Biden, today's outing may be, at least in part, about stealing attention from Trump.
"Biden's statement could be seen as a way for the president to elbow his way back into the news — and do so in a way that contrasts with Trump, by portraying himself as a statesman trying to make peace."
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Hamas "looks positively" at the new proposal for a cease-fire
Hamas states that it "views positively" the Israeli peace proposal presented by Joe Biden earlier today. Reuters reports.
In a statement released shortly after Biden's speech earlier this evening, Benjamin Netanyahu claims that the proposal on the table also means that Hamas' military and political capabilities will be "eliminated."
"The war will not end until all our goals are achieved," Netanyahu's administration wrote in the statement.
Russian invasionUkraine's response Ormön's defenders are released by Russia in exchange
Ukraine and Russia have exchanged prisoners for the first time since February, several media reports.
According to AP, these are 75 Ukrainian soldiers and 75 Russian soldiers who have been released and allowed to travel home to their respective homelands.
Among those released are said to be the 19 Ukrainian soldiers who defended the famous Ormön during the beginning of the war. The soldiers became a symbol of Ukraine's resistance after refusing to surrender to overwhelming Russian forces.
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The Russian invasion. The world's reactions Poland: Russian cyber attack behind fake news about Tusk
A Russian cyberattack may be behind a fake news story published by the state-run Polish news agency PAP today, the Polish government said, according to TT.
Earlier today, PAP published a news story that Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wanted to mobilize and send 200,000 Polish citizens to Ukraine. That news, according to the PAP, was fake and not produced or published by their editorial staff. After being deleted, it appeared on the news agency's website a second time.
"Another serious hacker attack that shows Russia's strategies to destabilize before the EU elections", writes Donald Tusk on X.
TT reports that Poland's security police say they have taken action and that the PAP has launched its own investigation into the incident.
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The Russian invasionReactions to the Trump administration Blinken: Russia's accusations are projection
Russia claims the White House is using US courts to silence political opponents after Donald Trump was convicted yesterday on 34 counts of fraud.
- That the de-facto elimination of political rivals by all available legal and illegal means is going on over there is obvious, says Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov according to the Kyiv Post.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken dismisses the accusations. - I would say that that is a classic case of projection, he says according to
Climate scientists: 2024 looks set to be a new record year This year's heat record and extreme weather is a direct continuation of how it looked last year, according to Nobel Prize researcher Jonathan Overpeck. It gives a good picture of what we have to expect for the rest of the year, he tells Aftonbladet. "Perhaps the most worrying thing is that 2024 looks set to be even warmer".
Farmers' alarm: Must rain within a week
Matthias Kjellman
Published 2024-05-31 17.25
Grain farmer Fredrik Andersson. Photo: Private
It has been an unusually sunny and dry month of May.
The harvests are at risk of being affected if it does not rain soon.
- It needs to rain soon. We have a certain amount of stress in us now because it was such a bad year last year, says grain farmer Fredrik Andersson.
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The warm weather has been long-awaited for many Swedes who fought through the long winter.
- The heat has facilitated spring farming and for the first fodder harvest in the southern parts of the country, says Lars-Erik Lundkvist, economic policy expert at LRF, to TT.
Crops that were sown last autumn are still alive and hay, such as hay, is currently coping with the rain from April.
But the fact that May has been unusually dry may have a negative impact. Local and occasional rain showers do not help, and if the drought persists, there may be problems according to Lundkvist.
He says that more rain is needed Within a week or so and that otherwise there will be a poorer harvest - especially for spring-sown grain. This concerns, for example, barley and oats, but the fodder harvest can also be affected.
"On the toes"
Grain farmer Fredrik Andersson agrees. He lives in Arboga and threshes 520 hectares a year.
- So far it's not too late, but it needs to rain soon. The bad last year means that you are a little extra on your toes. If we had come from a better year, it would not have been as nervous now, he says.
Dry in Fjelie outside Lund last year. Photo: Andreas Hillergren/TT
He is referring to the conditions we had last year with first a very dry period and then a very wet period that lasted from late summer and throughout the fall - with several floods.
This means that the water has not had time to drain away and thus hardens the soil, which then becomes drier once it dries.
- Because it was so wet during the autumn and all the way until the drought came in May, the soil becomes very hard and compact. This means that it dries out faster and holds less water than if it had been fluffy and nice. It is an aggravating circumstance. The paradox is that what was too much water for a long time means that there is too little water now.
A dried up watercourse in Onsala last year. Photo: Björn Larsson Rosvall/TT
This led to a low harvest in the spring and difficult harvesting conditions in the autumn, which meant that the farmers did not get the crop to the right quality.
- It was the maximum bad combination. Last year's combination is one you don't want and luckily it's rare, he says.
Soil drainage is important
With climate change, however, we will see more and more years with either very dry periods or very wet ones. It will be problematic for agriculture, says Fredrik Andersson.
- We need to jointly review how the soil drainage works. How do we work with it together to deal with these floods that affect the whole society? We need a good working way to get rid of water otherwise it will lead to big problems.
Many have longed for the scorching sun. But now that's enough, according to Sweden's farmers. Photo: Getty
He says that it is a huge project because it affects the entire landscape and society at large.
- It is at the highest level of political decisions and investigations to gather knowledge. Academic knowledge and prudence in general are needed to really lay out a plan for how things should change, says Fredrik Andersson.
Rose bath Zelenskyi was received as a star - but one thing no one wanted to talk about
Oisin Cantwell
News columnist
This is a commenting text. Analysis and positions are the writer's.
Published 2024-05-31 16.18
Volodomyr Zelenskyj on a visit to Sweden. Photo: Jerker Ivarsson
It was the prepared story's press conference.
And Volodomyr Zelenskyy entered Rosenbad with the confidence that only an international superstar possesses.
Black t-shirt, green military pants, bright sneakers, this is not a man who cares about petty-bourgeois conventions and unspoken demands for a suit and tie.
- This morning, 75 Ukrainians were rescued from Russian captivity, he began by telling.
It was a Nordic summit on security with a celebrity visit in the form of the president of Ukraine and the air was so filled with solidarity with a nation fighting for its survival that a pale Jimmie Åkesson in an interview backed away from earlier dog whistling about a cap on the Swedish economic and military the support.
Earlier in the morning there was a "doorstep and photo opportunity on arrival at Rosenbad", as it is called in modern Swedish.
50 reporters and photographers on site in the foyer, from Sweden, the neighboring countries and Ukraine, it was hot and stuffy and everything was delayed.
A press gnome in a nice dark blue suit tried to explain the rules of the event in English, nobody listened, a Finnish radio woman swore that the technology didn't work, a Norwegian TV photographer tried to help her and left his place, which a team from Copenhagen seasonedly and cheekily took over .
Volodymyr Zelenskyj and Ulf Kristersson at the press conference in Rosenbad. Photo: Jerker Ivarsson
Then cameUlf Kristersson Then came Ulf Kristersson and a former comedian who has become a world-famous symbol for a country's defense and fight against an imperialist superpower.
Half an hour after the appointed time, the politicians sat down, signed an agreement that Sweden and Ukraine entered into security cooperation, shook hands, smiled, photo opportunity.
An optimistic reporter asked a question, but got no answer, there was going to be a press conference a few hours later.
The entire area outside Rosenbad was cordoned off, through the window I saw a woman on a park bench with a cup of coffee in her hand being driven away by a security guard, police in boats and on jet skis patrolling up and down Riddarfjärden.
The swarm of reporters and photographers was herded back to the hall in Rosenbad intended for journalists. A couple of hours of waiting, during which there was time to delve into the 16th and latest Swedish military support package for Ukraine.
It is a commendable investment by the Swedish government. 13 billion is spent on strengthening Ukraine's air defense, the package includes reconnaissance aircraft, armored vehicles, tank vehicles, ammunition and a lot of other things.
It is, say people who know far more than I do about war, a well-thought-out package that meets Ukraine's needs.
No wonder Zelensky looked satisfied when he made his entrance again at 1 p.m.
Ulf Kristersson gave a presentation on support packages and hopes that Ukraine will be admitted to NATO, and then it was time for the journalists' questions.
Time for the prepared story's press conference.
Ukrainian refugees receive help from the Red Cross in Hagsätra in Stockholm. Photo: Lotte Fernvall
Because the time for questions was severely limited, and it was just a matter of forgetting subtleties like solidarity can take different forms and that support for Ukraine is also about supporting the Ukrainians who have fled to Sweden.
No space was thus given to the large survey that was conducted in January with these refugees and which showed that half of the adult refugees have a job and earn an average of SEK 12,500 after tax.
The half who have not found work can get by on less than SEK 2,000 a month.
Reuters wanted comment on reports that the United States approved the use of American weapons against targets on Russian territory.
Zelensky gave a long presentation, switching between English and Ukrainian, we journalists had headphones and could listen to a translation.
Zelenskyj and Kristersson. Photo: Jerker Ivarsson
The next question went to Danish radio, something about 16 airplanes that Denmark donated, and I found myself sitting and thinking about the letter that elderly Ukrainians have recently received from the Migration Agency.
They are requested to submit information about their pension in their home country. A pension that is, as a rule, very low, which does not prevent their daily allowance, 71 kroner, the lowest in the Nordic countries, from being able to be lowered.
Ukrainian TV wanted to know something about his country's mobilization of men, Zelensky went off on a harangue about a new law that has taken effect.
With considerable probability, the president of Ukraine does not know a bit about the pain that the Swedish government has felt over the well-founded criticism of the stingy treatment of compatriots who have fled here.
An agony that is possibly the explanation that a law change that is claimed to be generous has been flaunted in press releases time and time again:
"Ukrainians' living conditions in Sweden are strengthened" (May 30).
"The living conditions for Ukrainians in Sweden must be improved" (May 28).
"The living conditions of Ukrainians in Sweden must be improved" (April 10).
The time for questions to Zelensky was short. Photo: Jerker Ivarsson
The press room was packed to capacity, but only a small number of media were allowed to ask their questions.
Last out was SVT, which of course had something more current on its mind than snidely pointing out that the allegedly generous amendment to the law does not give Ukrainians the right to child support and housing allowance - benefits that refugees from other countries who are registered in Sweden are entitled to.
The press conference of the arranged story was over in half an hour, Zelensky smiled, thanked and left.
For security reasons, the journalists were not allowed to leave the building before the Ukrainian cortege left, another half hour passed, the irritation grew, there was muttering and swearing in various Scandinavian languages.
But then a guard came and let us out into the freedom that a country not far from Sweden is fighting to defend with blood, sweat and tears.
Donald Trump The verdict could cost Trump the presidency Wolfgang Hansson This is a commenting text. Analysis and positions are the writer's.
Updated 11.04 | Published 01.01
The conviction against Donald Trump could cost him the presidency.
It is enough for a few percent of voters to change their attitude for Trump to lose.
A former US president has never before been convicted of a crime in modern times. Even if he avoids prison, it could have a big impact on his chances in the election.
Quick version
Opinion polls on hypothetical issues are notoriously unreliable. But given that 20-30 percent of Republican voters previously said they could not imagine voting for a president convicted of a crime, the risk is obvious that the conviction could have fatal consequences for Trump.
It is one thing to answer a question before all the facts are known. But given how close it seems to be before the November 5 election, it is enough that five percent of Republican voters no longer believe it is possible to vote for Trump for him to have a very difficult time winning the election.
So far, the charges seem to have emboldened Trump, but a criminal conviction is another matter entirely. Photo: Steven Hirsch/AP
It is a few swing states (Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona and New Mexico) that determine who wins the election. There, the last election separated only a few tens of thousands of votes between Biden and Trump. Even very small changes could wipe out Trump's lead in the polls in these states and turn it into a loss.
Trump's core voters will not abandon him, but he needs everything, even some middle voters, to win the election
So far, it appears the impeachment has strengthened Trump rather than hurt him.
But a conviction in a criminal case is a completely different matter.
He is the man who, like the breakout king Houdini, made it through years of legal battles unscathed. Now he suddenly stood there with his pants down.
Trump looked very shaken and hollow-eyed after the verdict was announced.
If he had seen a conviction as something positive for the electoral movement, he would have reacted differently.
In his first comments, Trump called the verdict shameful. He claimed that it was Biden who was behind the prosecution and that the judge was hostile.
But it wasn't the judge who made the decision. It was a jury of twelve people who unanimously found Trump guilty on all 34 charges. They also reached their decision very quickly.
Now it remains to be seen what the punishment for Trump will be. Because he is a first-time offender, many American experts believe a prison sentence is unlikely. Trump can get away with fines and probation. But it cannot hide the fact that he was convicted of deliberately trying to mislead the American people before the 2016 election.
The jury convicted Trump Photo: Jon Elswick / AP
It doesn't look very good, to put it mildly, although Trump and the party will try to spin the verdict as part of the establishment witch hunt against the ex-president.
But it is becoming part of a rather tiresome rhetoric that very few besides Trump's core voters believe.
At the same time, it should not be underestimated that Trump has so far managed to turn the four indictments against him to his advantage. Perhaps he can once again benefit from the role of victim.
Another part of the equation is President Joe Biden. He is hated by the majority of Republican voters, but also many Democrats think he is no longer fit to do his job due to his advanced age.
The election will largely be a question of which of the two candidates you dislike the least. Then the verdict against Trump can fade.
The reason he had his lawyer Michael Cohen pay porn star Stormy Daniels SEK 1.3 million was that he wanted to hide their sexual relationship. He was afraid of losing the election if it came out.
Extra piquancy will be that the punishment will be announced on July 11, just a few days before the Republican Party Convention begins. There, the cream of the Republican party will formally appoint Trump as the party's presidential candidate, while he may have just been sentenced to a fine or prison.
President Biden has previously declined to comment on the lawsuit. But yesterday he stated that no one is above the law. At the same time, Biden pointed out that Trump will be the Republican candidate and that it is at the ballot box that he must be defeated if Trump is not to be able to move into the White House again.
Trump outside the courtroom after the jury's announcement. On the left, his lawyer Alina Habba. Photo: Steven Hirsch/AP
It is also worth remembering that the case has so far only been tried in the first instance. Trump will definitely appeal the verdict. It is doubtful whether a final decision will be made before the presidential election.
The other three charges against Trump are considered more serious. They are about his role in the storming of the Capitol, how he tried to change the results of the election in Georgia and that he took top secret documents with him when he left the White House.
But the probability that any of these will go to trial for the presidential election is very small. If Trump wins the election, he can order the Justice Department to drop the charges.
Trump is definitely not calculated, but his path to the White House has suddenly become significantly more crooked. Photo: Nora Savosnick
Analysis: No proposal seems to be able to resolve the conflict
Joe Biden's sharp call to both sides of the conflict in Gaza to accept a new proposal for a ceasefire has once again raised the question of what Netanyahu's ultimate goal really is, writes Amos Harel in Haaretz.
He points out that an end to the war would mean both that the suspended prosecutions against the prime minister could be resumed, and that new elections could be held. These are elections that the current government would lose in today's state of opinion.
"So far, no proposal seems to be able to get around the main problem: Hamas's uncompromising demand that an agreement lead to an end to the war, and Netanyahu's steadfast refusal to allow it," writes Harel.
For the BBC, North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher makes an equally bleak analysis of the prospects for peace - for Biden, today's outing may be, at least in part, about stealing attention from Trump.
"Biden's statement could be seen as a way for the president to elbow his way back into the news — and do so in a way that contrasts with Trump, by portraying himself as a statesman trying to make peace."
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Biden: Israel has proposed new ceasefire - take the chance
Israel has put forward a new proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, says US President Joe Biden during a speech.
According to Biden, it includes a demand that the hostages held by Hamas be released. He now urges leaders on both sides to "take the chance".
- The Palestinian people have lived through hell. Thousands of people have been killed, among them many women and children, he says.
According to Biden, the new proposal would mean a cease-fire until Hamas and Israel negotiated a permanent end to the fighting. After that, Hamas must release all hostages and Israel must withdraw all troops from Gaza. Finally, a "major reconstruction plan" must also be implemented.
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Hamas: The people will not let us be replaced
Palestine and Gaza will also be ruled by Hamas after the war. This is what Ismail Haniya, the political leader of the terror-classified group, says in a statement.
- Those who talk about "the day after" must understand that the Palestinian people will not allow Hamas to be replaced.
According to the statement, Hamas advocates cooperation with other actors within the framework of a reformed Palestinian Authority, which today rules the West Bank.
Exactly how big the support for Hamas is among the population of Gaza is difficult to say, but according to the latest opinion poll from the Palestine Research Institute PCPSR, 30 percent state that they would vote for Hamas in a democratic election. It is the highest support for any group - but 36 percent say they would not vote at all.
Israel has previously said that it is not relevant for Hamas to have any part in the governance of either Gaza or the West Bank after the war.
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The Israel-Hamas war|The reactions Democrats: Biden moves his "red line" for Gaza
Israel's military confirms that it is expanding its offensive in Rafah, several media reported. According to information, Israeli units are now inside the central parts of the city.
US President Joe Biden has previously said that an offensive against Rafah constitutes a "red line" for the country's support for Israel. However, the ongoing offensive is so far too small to cross that line, according to the White House.
That stance is now facing fierce criticism from Democrats, who say Biden is advancing his red line as Israel advances.
- It has definitely crossed the red line, says Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal to The Hill.
The government is keen to reach an agreement with the unions on a minimum wage, government sources told the Nigerian newspaper Vanguard. But they are blocked by the regional decision-makers who are also involved in the negotiations on the wages - and could be the ones obliged to pay.
- They cannot continue to be cowards. We know the challenges, but we have to face them in one way or another, says the source, who, however, agrees that the trade unions' demands are set too high.
Earlier today, Nigeria's two largest unions announced an "indefinite strike" in protest against what they say are too low minimum wages.
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Nigerian unions call indefinite strike
Nigeria's two largest unions have called an indefinite joint strike, Reuters reports.
The unions demand increased minimum wages from the government and will otherwise stop all work. On Tuesday, the government put forward a new proposal, which was rejected by the unions as too low.
- Nigerian workers are forced because of these failures to start a national action for the indefinite future, says the union TUC president Festus Osifo according to local media.
This is how Zelensky's visit shows the way to victory
Niclas Vent
Reporter
This is a commenting text. Analysis and positions are the writer's.
Published 19.00
In its third year, the Ukraine war is still weighing.
Now the road to victory is via a psychological game at the absolute highest level.
Therefore, Zelensky's visit to Stockholm is a clear step in Ukraine's new plan to win.
Quick version
A year ago, there was still hope that the war against Russia could be decided on the battlefield.
But Ukraine's long-awaited counter-offensive launched in June 2023 failed.
Since then, the war has taken even more the form of a war of attrition.
Despite the latest Russian offensive, neither side continues to look capable of defeating the other militarily.
Volodymyr Zelenskyj and Ulf Kristersson in Stockholm on Friday.
Everything is now about holding on and persevering. Produce so much materiel and inflict such high losses on the adversary that his political, economic and moral ability to continue the war collapses.
Wars typically end not because one side wins - but because the other side no longer sees a path to victory.
So what the leaders think will happen in the future is at least as decisive as what is happening right now.
Zelenskuyj met the Nordic leaders during the visit to Stockholm. Photo: Jerker Ivarsson
It is in that light that President Zelensky's latest European tour, which arrived in Stockholm today, should be seen:
In Spain on Monday, he signed a security deal worth 1 billion euros in
military aid by 2024, including promises for more Patriot robots and
Leopard 2 tanks.
In Belgium on Tuesday morning, he was promised another 1 billion euros
in military aid in 2024, as well as 30 F-16 planes, to be delivered by
2028.
In Portugal, on Tuesday evening, he signed a third security agreement,
which spans ten years and will provide at least 126 million euros in
military support this year.
Zelensky during the press conference. Photo: Jerker Ivarsson
When Sweden, Norway and Iceland in Stockholm today signed their own ten-year cooperation agreement with Ukraine, it means that the entire Nordic region has similar agreements in place.
All in all, according to the current plan, Sweden will have supported Ukraine with SEK 105 billion by 2026.
The long term signals a significant shift.
During the first years of the war, many Western countries began frantically rummaging through their rather modest stockpiles of war materiel, sending what they found.
Ukrainian artillery at the front near Bakhmut. Photo: Iryna Rybakova/AP
Just sending gadget after gadget without any overall plan – Sweden has managed to complete 16 separate military support packages – has probably been difficult to avoid, but it has also come with many disadvantages. This has made it difficult for Ukraine to plan, and the many different types of weapons have created a logistical nightmare.
But the biggest problem is that the ad hoc packages have not affected Russia's strategic calculus.
This is where the new long-term security agreements come in.
Ukraine is completely dependent on Western support. Therefore, Russia's obvious path to victory is to grind until our willingness to help has run its course.
The agreements are more about trying to convince Putin that it won't happen.
Donald Trump Trump's words the day after the verdict: "It's corrupt"
Matthias Kjellman
Updated 18.33 | Published 17.09
On Thursday, the historic verdict against Donald Trump was presented, where he was found guilty on all 34 charges.
The next day he held a press conference where he continues to deny any wrongdoing.
- The trial was rigged, it was a sham, he said.
On Friday afternoon, the former president held a press conference in Trump Tower.
He began by blaming his political opponents.
- I have been under gagging. It's all Biden's fault. They are destroying our country, he said.
The ex-president was convicted on all 34 charges. Among other things, for having falsified documents to hide a sex scandal that threatened to sabotage his 2016 presidential campaign.
But he continues to deny that he has committed any crime.
- The trial was rigged, it was a scam. We shouldn't have had that judge. We are dealing with corruption in our country. We had a corrupt election and this is corrupt.
Trump claims that the trial against him and the verdict are part of a big political "witch hunt".
- This is bigger than me, it is part of something bigger. But the people of this country are smart and they understand that this is one big scam, Trump said.
- Biden is the worst, most incompetent, stupid and dishonest president we have ever had. He is a great danger to our country. The only way they think they can win is through lawsuits like this. But we must show them that we will fight and win.
Trump speaks at the press conference.
Here is the jury that convicted Trump
Martina Karpmyr
Published 18.25
Yesterday, the jury convicted Donald Trump on all counts in the so-called hush trial.
Now the ex-president risks a maximum of four years in prison.
Here's what we know about the twelve jurors.
After long deliberations, the jury announced last night that Donald Trump
is found guilty of all 34 counts of accounting violations. He now faces
a maximum of four years in prison, the maximum sentence for the crimes.
It is the first time a former US president has been convicted of a crime.
Finding jurors who would be able to remain impartial during the trial was a rigorous process.
In the selection, several thinnings have been made where, among other
things, the ex-president's lawyers and the prosecutor's side have had to
ask questions of the candidates.
During the process, both sides in the case had the right to dismiss ten each.
During the trial, the identities of the twelve selected jurors, by order of the judge, have been kept secret.
But a few details about the members have still managed to be published in the American media, including in the New York Times.
Trump after the verdict. Photo: Steven Hirsch/AP
Att hitta jurymedlemmar som under rättegången skulle klara av att vara opartiska var en rigorös process.
1. A salesman from Harlem
Juror
number one is the foreman of the jury - that is, the person who stood
up in the courtroom after the handovers and announced the jury's overall
assessment.
The man works as a salesman and lives in West
Harlem, according to his statements during jury selection. He states
that he reads his news in the New York Times, MSNBC and Fox News.
Regarding
the other criminal cases against Trump, the man said that he has heard
about them, but that he has no opinion about the former president.
Trump in the courtroom. Photo: Steven Hirsch/AP
2. Music-loving financier
Juror
number two stated during the jury selections that he likes music,
concerts, walking in nature and enjoying New York. He works in the
financial industry and lives in the Hells kitchen area.
He also said he follows Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael D. Cohen
on social media. Cohen and Trump were very close in the past, but today
are arch-enemies. Cohen testified against Trump in the trial.
At the same time, the jury member stated that he also follows Kellyanne Conway and that he thinks the ex-president has done some good things for the United States.
3. Lawyer from Chelsea
Juror
number three says he doesn't follow the news very closely. When he gets
news, he does so in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and
articles he Googles.
He works in the legal sector and lives in the Chelsea area of Manhattan.
During jury selection, he also stated that he is not particularly familiar with the other criminal cases against Donald Trump.
4. Engineer from the West Village
"No, not directly," answered juror number four when asked during jury selection if he has strong opinions about Donald Trump.
When asked how he felt during the selection, he replied, according to the New York Times, that he was "frozen".
He works as an engineer and lives in the West Village.
5. Trump "speaks his mind"
Juror number five works in education and comes from the Harlem area.
During jury selection, she stated that she avoids political talk and that she does not care about the news.
- President Trump says what he thinks, she said during the election.
Sincerity is preferable to someone who does things in secret, she added.
6. Works with tech
Juror number six works in the tech industry and lives in the Chelsea area.
She
stated during the jury selection that she probably has different
opinions than Trump, but that the United States is "a free country". She
also stated that she receives news in the New York Times and via
Google, Tiktok and Facebook.
7. Lawyer from the Upper East Side
Juror number seven works in the legal sector and lives in the Upper East Side area.
He
stated during jury selection that he agreed with parts of the Trump
administration's policies, but not all of them. He also stated that he
was aware of the other criminal cases against Donald Trump, but that he
has no opinion about the former president's personality.
8. Financier who likes yoga
Juror
number eight works in the financial industry and lives on the Upper
East Side. He reads news in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, BBC
and CNBC.
He states that he enjoys yoga, fly fishing and skiing
and said during jury selection that he has no political views or beliefs
that would make it difficult for him to be impartial in the trial.
9. “He was our president”
Juror number nine works in education and is also from the Upper East Side.
Regarding
Donald Trump, she stated during the jury selection that "he was our
president" and that "basically everyone talked about politics" when he
was president.
10. Financier who likes behavioral psychology
Jury member number ten, like several others on the jury, works in the financial industry and lives in the Murray Hill area.
During jury selection, he stated that he does not follow the news, but that "if anything" he reads the New York Times.
He also said that he likes to listen to podcasts about behavioral psychology and that it is his "little hobby".
Regarding Donald Trump, he stated that he has no strong opinions.
11. Made the jury laugh
Juror number eleven works as a product manager and lives in upper Manhattan.
She
stated during the jury selection that she has no strong opinions about
Trump, but that she "doesn't like his personality" and "the way he
behaves in public".
- I don't like some of my colleagues either,
but I wouldn't try to sabotage their work for that, she said, which drew
laughter from the others in the room.
12. Likes religious podcasts
Juror number twelve works in healthcare and lives on the Upper East Side. During the jury selection, she said she likes live music, hiking and listening to music
Inflation in the euro zone turned up to 2.6 percent
Inflation in the eurozone turned up to 2.6 percent in May from 2.4 percent in April, preliminary data from Eurostat shows.
Although analysts had expected a rise, the outcome was higher than feared, according to Bloomberg, Reuters and Trading Economics polls.
Core inflation also increased more than expected by 2.9 percent, from 2.7 percent in April. The services sector saw the biggest price increase in May with inflation at 4.1 percent year-on-year.
The inflation announcement comes ahead of next week's interest rate announcement from the ECB, where the central bank is still expected to begin its rate-cutting cycle. On the other hand, today's announcement increases the uncertainty about how quickly the ECB will dare to lower the interest rate during the rest of the year, writes the FT.
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Today's stock market The stock market around zero – BHG and Camurus take off
The Stockholm Stock Exchange is trading in anticipation of this afternoon's inflation figures from the US. At 11.10 it looks like this: • OMXSPI: -0.3% • OMXS30: -0.1% The index retreated marginally as Eurozone CPI numbers came in higher than expected at 11am. The next stop is 14.30 when the US PCE report is released.
Nibe tops the OMXS30 with a rise of 1.5 percent, while Hexagon drops 2 percent to the bottom.
Saab has received an order of SEK 7.7 billion and is being traded up by just over 2 percent.
Gaming company MTG retreats 5 percent after ABG scrapped its buy recommendation for the stock. The beauty company Lyko falls 9 percent in the wake of a sell advice from Aktiespararna.
Camurus has received a sharply increased target price from Nordea, which sends the share up 4 percent. BHG in turn lifts 14 percent since Carnegie raised its recommendation to buy.
The New York stock exchanges yesterday • S&P 500: −0.6% • Nasdaq: −1.1% • Dow Jones: –0.9%
