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3 PM ET: Trump’s Georgia case, FTX CEO sentenced, Pope’s historic move & more

CNN 5 Things

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Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

A judge heard arguments today on whether the Georgia election subversion case against former President Donald Trump can be dismissed on First Amendment grounds. We have the latest on the aftermath of the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse. A judge sentenced the former crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to 25 years in federal prison. Cases of Mpox, previously known as Monkeypox, are on the rise in the US. And, the Pope emphasizes humility in a historic move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello from CNN, I'm Taylor Galgano with the five things you need to know for

0:05.3

Thursday, March 28th. The hearing in Fulton County, Georgia over efforts to

0:10.5

dismiss the state case against Donald Trump for election

0:13.2

subversion has ended without a ruling. The former president's legal team wants the

0:18.4

case dismissed on the grounds that Trump's claims of a stolen election

0:22.0

are protected political speech.

0:24.0

Here's attorney Steve Sadow.

0:26.0

I don't think there's any question that statements, comments, speech,

0:31.0

expressive conduct that deals with campaigning or elections has always

0:35.8

been found to be a zenith of protected speech. But prosecutors pushed back

0:40.8

arguing that the communication from Trump related to the charges is not protected, and that his lies further to criminal conspiracy.

0:49.0

The judge did not say when he would decide, but in a parallel case in Washington, D.C. back in December, a federal

0:55.0

judge ruled that the First Amendment, quote, does not protect speech that is used as an instrument

0:59.7

of a crime. A trial date has not been set, but the Fulton County District Attorney hopes to go to trial before November's election.

1:07.0

The bodies of two men killed in the Baltimore Bridge Collaps have been recovered.

1:12.0

Recovery efforts have been paused for the other

1:14.4

four missing workers who are presumed dead because conditions are unsafe for divers. Once salvage operations

1:21.2

clear the debris, divers will search for more remains.

1:25.0

All 21 crew members are still on board the Dolly Cargo ship that crashed into the Francis

1:29.6

Scott Key Bridge, according to a senior official in India's Ministry of External Affairs.

1:35.0

That official says 20 of them are in good condition and one was treated for minor injuries.

1:40.0

And as for rebuilding, well, Maryland Governor West Moore said there's a very long road ahead.

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