Natalie Kittroweth

From The New York Times, I'm Natalie Kittroweth.

This is The Daily.

On Wednesday, the U.S.

charged Cuba's former leader and communist general Raul Castro with murder.

The charges stem from Castro's role in a decades-old incident when three Americans were killed by the Cuban government, and they were the latest escalation in the Trump administration's campaign to force political change on the island.

Today, my colleagues Francis Robles on the story behind the charges against Castro and Julian Barnes on what the American government really wants from Cuba.

It's Thursday, May 21st.

Frenchie, welcome back to the show.

Thanks for having me, Natalie.

You just got out of this Department of Justice press conference in Miami.

You are, in fact, still in your car, and we appreciate you making the time.

So tell us what it was like.

So a lot of symbolism there for people.

It was a place to be.

Absolutely.

Okay.

And what happens at this event?

How do the charges get rolled out?

And what did he say?

He got right into it.