Democratic Aide Charged for Chinese Conspiracy, Trump Decries Arlington Cemetery Allegations, Illegal Immigrants Dominate New York Crime | Sept 3

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🗓️ 3 September 2024

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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: A former aide to Democratic New York Governor Kathy Hochul is indicted for acting as an agent for the Chinese government Republican nominee Donald Trump says reports about his staffers’ altercation at Arlington National Cemetery are a “made up story.” Illegal immigrants make up around 75% of arrests in Midtown Manhattan, the New York Post reports. Former Democratic New York governor Andrew Cuomo will testify next week about his COVID-19 nursing home policies. Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda

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0:00.0	A Democratic aide has been found to be promoting the Chinese government.
0:05.0	I'm Elizabeth Mitchell and this is the Daily Signal Top News for Tuesday, September 3rd. On Tuesday a former aide to Democratic New York Governor Kathy Hockel was indicted for
0:25.9	acting as an agent for the Chinese government.
0:28.6	Linda Sun allegedly acted on behalf of the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party.
0:33.4	A federal court in Brooklyn charged Sun for violating and conspiring to violate
0:38.0	the Foreign Agents Registration Act, Visa Fraud, Alien smuggling, and money laundering conspiracy.
0:45.0	Sun allegedly committed these crimes while working as Deputy Chief of Staff for
0:48.6	Hockel.
0:50.0	Sun's husband was also charged with money laundering conspiracy
0:53.5	to commit bank fraud and misuse of means of identification. A
0:57.4	spokesperson for Hockel's office said in a statement that the administration fired
1:01.2	son after discovering evidence of misconduct.
1:04.8	Sun and her husband were arrested Tuesday morning.
1:07.3	Their schemes earned them millions of dollars.
1:10.1	FBI acting assistant director, Christy Curtis, said in a statement that Sun wielded
1:14.1	her position of influence among executives to covertly promote the People's Republic of China and the
1:19.3	Chinese Communist Party's agenda, directly threatening our country's national security.
1:26.2	Republican nominee Donald Trump says reports about his staffers altercation at Arlington
1:30.4	National Cemetery last Monday are a made-up story.
1:34.0	NPR reported last week that two members of Donald Trump's campaign had a verbal and physical
1:39.2	altercation with a cemetery official.
1:42.0	In a Tuesday truth social post, the former president said, there was no conflict or fighting
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