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A British man accused of attempting to shoot Donald Trump has pleaded guilty to lesser charges. Twenty year old Michael Sandford from Dorking in Surrey, attempted to grab a policeman's gun at a rally in Las Vegas in June.

His mother, Lynne Sandford, flew to the US last week with his UK-based lawyer to see her son in custody for the first time and persuade him to sign the plea agreement. She said: 鈥淟ife seems an insurmountable battle to him right now 鈥� he鈥檚 had the support of his family for the last few days, but now we are 5,000 miles apart again.鈥�

Michael was due to stand trial later this month, but he has now pleaded guilty to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and disrupting an official function.

鈥淚t鈥檚 now come to light he was suffering from a delusional psychotic episode. He鈥檚 never shown interest in politics in the UK, so that鈥檚 why it鈥檚 so far-fetched 鈥� he鈥檚 absolutely horrified he attempted something like this,鈥� added Lynne.

This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Wednesday 14 September 2016.

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