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A special series from The State of Us podcast. The trial hears Sir Jeffrey Donaldson wrote a letter to one of the two alleged victims expressing ‘regret’.

A special series from The State of Us podcast. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has pleaded not guilty to all 18 charges he faces, including one count of rape. His wife, Lady Eleanor Donaldson, faces a trial of the facts on related charges of aiding and abetting, which she has denied. The trial is told Sir Jeffrey Donaldson wrote a letter to one of the two alleged victims expressing ‘regret’.

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