RT News - August 24, 2018 (17:00 MSK)

Donald Trump's former attorney, Michael Cohen - who is accusing the American president of election finance violations - launches a crowd-funding campaign to pay his legal fees. The US Democratic Party cries foul over another suspected hack - but the culprit turns out to be close to home. Police in the picturesque city of Grenoble have dubbed it the 'French Chicago' over a spike in gang-related violence that's left residents living in fear. And, a controversial new law in the US state of Louisiana makes anti-pipeline protests a criminal offence. The first charges have already been brought against activists who potentially face long prison terms.