12 PM ET: Trump speaks out, Manchin going Independent, hero officer killed & more

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🗓️ 31 May 2024

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Former President Donald Trump has spoken out and slammed his conviction after a jury found him guilty in the hush money case in New York. Israel's military has confirmed that its troops are in central Rafah. Democratic Senator Joe Manchin says he's registering as an Independent. Gun violence has killed a police officer trying to help the suspect. Plus, how do we keep the lights on if the weather keeps knocking out our power? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Head to Net Suite.com
0:01.4	slash Briefing Now for their one-of-a-kind flexible financing program.
0:05.1	Hey there, from CNN, I'm Chris Debeau with the five things you need to know for
0:10.3	Friday, May 31st.
0:11.8	This is a scam.
0:14.0	There's a rigged trial.
0:16.0	It shouldn't have been in that venue.
0:18.0	We shouldn't have had that judge.
0:20.0	So we're going to be appealing this scam.
0:22.0	Former President Donald Trump said today the crimes he was So we're going to be appealing this scam.
0:22.5	Former President Donald Trump said today the crimes he was convicted of, quote,
0:26.0	sounds bad, but he insists he did nothing wrong.
0:29.2	Yesterday, a jury of his peers in Manhattan found him guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records,
0:35.3	in a scheme to hide a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.
0:40.2	The judge has set sentencing for July 11th, days before the R&C Convention.
0:44.8	Although it could include prison time, about 70 to 90% of such cases do not.
0:49.6	Even though he's a convicted felon, Trump can still run for office, he can vote, he could even
0:54.4	still win and become president with a rap sheet.
0:57.2	Trump's campaign says it has raised $34.8 million since the verdict.
1:02.3	Touting the small dollar donation amounts as quote historic.
1:05.9	The campaign says the real verdict will come at the ballot box in November.
1:10.8	The Israeli military says its troops have reached Central Rava as concern, anger, and backlash over the military operation grow.
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