German former Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) poses during a photo call with German tv journalist Anne Will prior to the presentation of Merkel's book "Freedom: Memories 1954 - 2021" ("Freiheit") at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, Germany on November 26, 2024. Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel gives a spirited defence of her 16 years at the helm of Europe's top economy in her memoir "Freedom", released in 30 languages on November 26, 2024. Since she stepped down in 2021, Merkel has been accused of having been too soft on Russia, leaving Germany dangerously reliant on cheap Russian gas and sparking turmoil and the rise of the far right with her open-door migrant policy. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

German former Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for the presentation of her book "Freedom: Memories 1954 - 2021" ("Freiheit") at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, Germany on November 26, 2024. Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel gives a spirited defence of her 16 years at the helm of Europe's top economy in her memoir "Freedom", released in 30 languages on November 26, 2024. Since she stepped down in 2021, Merkel has been accused of having been too soft on Russia, leaving Germany dangerously reliant on cheap Russian gas and sparking turmoil and the rise of the far right with her open-door migrant policy. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Sebastien Lai, son of Pro-democracy Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai, poses for a portrait in central London on November 26, 2024. The son of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai told AFP Tuesday that his father's ongoing trial in the Chinese territory was a "sham", but that he was "proud" of how he was handling himself in court. The 76-year-old media tycoon has been testifying for three days as he answers charges that he colluded with foreign forces, an offence carrying up to life in prison under the sweeping national security law Beijing imposed on the financial hub in mid-2020. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Marie HEUCLIN (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Sebastien Lai, son of Pro-democracy Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai, poses for a portrait in central London on November 26, 2024. The son of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai told AFP Tuesday that his father's ongoing trial in the Chinese territory was a "sham", but that he was "proud" of how he was handling himself in court. The 76-year-old media tycoon has been testifying for three days as he answers charges that he colluded with foreign forces, an offence carrying up to life in prison under the sweeping national security law Beijing imposed on the financial hub in mid-2020. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Marie HEUCLIN (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Sebastien Lai, son of Pro-democracy Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai, poses for a portrait in central London on November 26, 2024. The son of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai told AFP Tuesday that his father's ongoing trial in the Chinese territory was a "sham", but that he was "proud" of how he was handling himself in court. The 76-year-old media tycoon has been testifying for three days as he answers charges that he colluded with foreign forces, an offence carrying up to life in prison under the sweeping national security law Beijing imposed on the financial hub in mid-2020. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Marie HEUCLIN (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Sebastien Lai, son of Pro-democracy Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai, poses for a portrait in central London on November 26, 2024. The son of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai told AFP Tuesday that his father's ongoing trial in the Chinese territory was a "sham", but that he was "proud" of how he was handling himself in court. The 76-year-old media tycoon has been testifying for three days as he answers charges that he colluded with foreign forces, an offence carrying up to life in prison under the sweeping national security law Beijing imposed on the financial hub in mid-2020. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Marie HEUCLIN (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

German former Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) poses during a photo call with German tv journalist Anne Will prior to the presentation of Merkel's book "Freedom: Memories 1954 - 2021" ("Freiheit") at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, Germany on November 26, 2024. Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel gives a spirited defence of her 16 years at the helm of Europe's top economy in her memoir "Freedom", released in 30 languages on November 26, 2024. Since she stepped down in 2021, Merkel has been accused of having been too soft on Russia, leaving Germany dangerously reliant on cheap Russian gas and sparking turmoil and the rise of the far right with her open-door migrant policy. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 21: Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom during his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 21, 2024 in New York City. Attorney Robert Costello will be back on the stand in Trump's hush money trial with the defense expected to rest their case. Judge Juan Merchan says to expect summations and closing arguments in the criminal trial next week. Former U.S. President Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first of his criminal cases to go to trial. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)