Friday, May 31st, 2024

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, Daily News, Politics, News Commentary

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🗓️ 31 May 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: A jury found Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, with sentencing set for July 11th, shortly before the Republican National Convention where he is to be formally nominated. Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg hasn't disclosed if prosecutors will seek prison time, with alternatives being house arrest or probation. Trump, declaring himself "a very innocent man," blamed the judge and his low polling in Manhattan. In other court news, Chief Justice John Roberts declined a meeting with Democratic senators regarding ethics and Justice Alito's recusal from January 6th cases, affirming that justices decide their own recusals. Lastly, the Treasury Department announced that starting next year, Americans can file their taxes for free through the new IRS Direct File program, following a successful pilot with 140,000 participants. Some lawmakers are advocating for a system where the government calculates and tells citizens what they owe, simplifying the tax process. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: AP News: Guilty: Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes PBS: Chief Justice Roberts rejects Senate Democrats’ request to discuss Supreme Court ethics Axios: IRS opening free online tax filing program to all states Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Bridget Schwartz and 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, May 31st, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by Betches Media.
0:06.8	I'm your host Sammy Sage and the morning announcement is your daily five minute breakdown of the headlines
0:12.0	that isn't afraid to take aside and
0:13.8	roast the most consequential reality show there is our government.
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0:54.0	Happy Friday to everyone, except convicted felon Donald Trump.
1:01.0	A jury of 12 of Donald's peers found him guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
1:08.0	His sentencing is scheduled for July 11, which is just a few days before he's set to be formally nominated as the
1:14.0	Republican presidential nominee at the RNC. How embarrassing. Manhattan DA
1:19.0	Alvin Bragg gave remarks yesterday but did not say whether prosecutors will seek a prison term for Donald.
1:24.9	The alternatives would be house arrest or probation, though that is at the discretion of the prosecutors,
1:29.8	the judge, and Donald's own behavior.
1:33.5	On that note, Donald also gave remarks outside the courtroom saying,
1:37.1	quote, I'm a very innocent man and blaming both the conflicted judge and the fact
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