Donald Trump faces 34 felony charges and potentially even a jail sentence as he's the first former leader of the free world to be arrested and charged.

There were surreal scenes at Manhattan Criminal Court - just 15 chauffeur-driven minutes from Trump Tower - as he entered a not guilty plea over a case centring around alleged “catch-and-kill” hush money payments made in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election.

The Leader podcast discovers more about the case's timeline and why a blockbuster trial could bigger than Watergate.

We’re joined by Julie Norman, an associate professor and co-director of the UCL Centre on US Politics, plus Evening Standard deputy political editor David Bond.

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