Friday, October 4

FT News Briefing

Forhecz Topher

News, Daily News, News & Politics

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2019

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump urges China to investigate former US vice president Joe Biden and the FT’s Washington bureau chief Demetri Sevastopulo explains how Mr Biden is handling the Ukrainegate fallout. Plus, the UK and the US agree to a deal where police and intelligence agencies are to be given expedited access to the electronic communications of terror and crime suspects, and PayPal is on the verge of quitting Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project.

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0:00.0	The UK's energy partner.
0:06.0	Learn more at equinore.
0:10.0	Good morning from the newsroom of the Financial Times.
0:12.0	Today is Friday, October 4th.
0:14.8	And this is your F.T. news briefing.
0:18.2	Donald Trump calls on another foreign power
0:20.2	to investigate Joe Biden,
0:21.9	and the F.T.'s Dimitri Seastapulo explains how Mr. Biden is reacting to the controversy surrounding him and his son Hunter.
0:29.0	Plus, the UK and the US make it easier for investigators to access communications
0:33.6	sent by suspected criminals. And it looks like PayPal might be about to back
0:38.0	out of Facebook's Digital Currency Project. I'm Mark Filipino and here's the news you need to start your day.
0:45.0	Mr. Trump has called on China to investigate 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden.
0:53.0	Mr. Trump spoke to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House yesterday,
0:57.0	and he was asked what he was expecting Ukraine President Vladimir Zolinsky to do about Mr. Biden after their July 25 phone call.
1:04.0	Mr. Trump started to answer the question before taking an unexpected turn.
1:08.0	They should investigate the Biden's.
1:10.0	Likewise, China should start an investigation into the Biden.
1:15.0	Because what happened in China is just about as bad as what happened with Ukraine.
1:21.0	Mr. Trump says he has not formally asked China's President
1:24.6	Zizhing ping to investigate the Biden's.
1:27.2	The public request by the US president is surprising, considering that congressional
1:30.7	Democrats are pursuing an impeachment inquiry on his request to Ukraine.
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