Labor MP Andrew Charlton says it’s a “sad day” for American democracy.
His comments come as former president Donald Trump faces 34 felony counts over alleged hush money payments. “Whatever your view is on Donald Trump, whatever your view on the legal merits of this case it is a sad day,” he told Sky News host Sharri Markson.
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