Friday, January 26th, 2024

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 26 January 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Today’s Headlines: In the legal realm, Donald Trump testified for four minutes in the defamation trial brought by E. Jean Carroll, reiterating his denial of meeting her. Closing arguments are scheduled, with potential financial repercussions for Trump. Trump's attorneys also sought to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in a Georgia election interference case, alleging an improper romantic relationship and seeking dismissal of all counts. Meanwhile, former advisor Peter Navarro received a four-month prison sentence for criminal contempt of Congress related to the January 6th investigation. In Congress, Trump's influence is affecting border legislation negotiations. Shifting to the economy, a Commerce Department report reveals the US economy grew at 3.3% in Q4 2023, exceeding expectations, with a core inflation rate of 2% and unemployment below 4%. The FTC launched an investigation into AI industry competition, targeting major players like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, OpenAI, and Anthropic. Lastly, nearly a third of the US population across 27 states is experiencing unprecedented foggy conditions, leading to accidents and disruptions. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: CBS News: Trump briefly testifies in E. Jean Carroll defamation trial - CBS News Axios: Trump lawyers ask judge to disqualify Fulton County DA from election case NBC News: Trump adviser Peter Navarro sentenced to 4 months in prison for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena AP News: Senate deal on border and Ukraine at risk of collapse as Trump pushes stronger measures AP News: US economy grew at a surprisingly strong 3.3% pace last quarter, pointing to continued resilience Axios: FTC opens inquiry into Big Tech AI investments WA Post: Why thick fog is blanketing a record stretch of the U.S. Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Friday, January 26th and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by
0:06.8	Betches Media. I'm your host Sammy Sage and the morning announcements is your daily five minute
0:11.6	breakdown of the headlines that isn't afraid to
0:14.0	take a side and roast the most consequential reality show there is, our government.
0:18.6	This episode is brought to you by Quince. Who doesn't love the good things in life? We all enjoy a little
0:24.3	luxury but especially when you don't have to stress about the costs. That's why Quince is my go to for
0:29.4	luxury essentials at affordable prices. We're starting today on the Koo Boy Beat.
0:38.0	Yesterday, Donald briefly took the stand, like for four minutes,
0:41.0	to testify on his own behalf in the second defamation trial brought by E. Jean Carroll
0:46.4	He testified under oath that he stood by his earlier deposition in the case where he denied having met her
0:52.6	Closing arguments are scheduled for tomorrow and it's possible the jury could deliver a verdict shortly after,
0:58.0	which will determine how many millions of dollars he's liable to pay her,
1:01.7	as it's already established that he sexually abused her.
1:05.5	In another of Donald's legal cases, his attorneys asked a judge yesterday to disqualify Fulton
1:10.4	County District Attorney Fawney Willis from her own election interference case against
1:14.4	Trump in Georgia.
1:16.0	The motion also seeks to have all 13 counts against Trump dismissed.
1:19.8	On the grounds that Fani Willis had an improper romantic relationship with an attorney named Nathan
1:24.4	Wade around the time that she had hired him to prosecute the case against Trump, and that she
1:29.0	had benefited from appointing him as prosecutor because his divorce records show that he booked two flights with Willis after the election probe had started.
1:36.7	It's like if you remix the Loretta Lynch and Vince Foster scandals.
1:41.3	Yesterday was
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