Friday, July 8th, 2022

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, Daily News, Politics, News Commentary

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🗓️ 8 July 2022

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Today's headlines: WNBA athlete Brittney Griner pleading guilty in Russia to drug charges. New reporting that FBI Directors Andrew McCabe and James Comey were both selected for an extremely invasive and rare IRS tax audit during Trump's administration. Intelligence agencies from the UK and the FBI made a rare joint address warning of Chinese economic espionage. Finally, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has taken the hint and resigned. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NY Times: Russia Hints at Linking Griner’s Case to Fate of ‘Merchant of Death’ NY Times: Comey and McCabe, Who Infuriated Trump, Both Faced Intensive I.R.S. Audits Washington Post: IRS asks Treasury watchdog to probe Comey, McCabe tax audits Aljazeera: MI5, FBI chiefs warn of ‘game-changing’ challenges from China FBI: The Threat Posed by the Chinese Government and the Chinese Communist Party to the Economic and National Security of the United States BBC News: Johnson will stay on but only as caretaker PM, new cabinet agrees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Friday, July 8th, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by
0:08.2	Betch's media.
0:09.2	I'm Sammy Sage, and this episode is brought to you by BetterHelp.
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0:22.3	WNBA athlete Brittany Griner pleaded guilty in Russia to drug charges yesterday.
0:29.3	For the charge of possessing less cannabis than a Russian oligarch son in an NYU dorm.
0:34.2	Her next court date is set for July 14th, and she faces 10 years in prison.
0:38.5	According to analysts, the decision to plead guilty was intended to expedite the process
0:42.3	unless in her sentence, though in reality, this whole incident will come down to a prisoner
0:46.7	swap, probably.
0:48.4	Russian authorities have signaled an interest in exchanging Griner for a convicted Russian
0:52.1	arm-stealer named Victor Booth, who is currently serving a 25-year sentence.
0:57.1	Though for obvious reasons, given their respective offenses, it would be difficult for
1:01.0	the White House to justify the swap.
1:03.0	I mean, if Putin really wants this guy back, why not just throw in no more bombing Ukraine
1:07.3	to even out-to-trade?
1:09.3	Next, we have two unrelated stories, which just happened to both be related to the FBI.
1:17.6	First, new reporting from the New York Times indicates that two of Trump's favorite foes
1:21.9	from during his administration, FBI directors Andrew McCabe and James Comey, were both
1:27.0	selected for an intensely invasive and rare IRS tax audit.
1:31.5	The odds of being selected for this special type of audit, which tax lawyers have nicknamed
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