It's Arraigning Men
What A Day
What A Day
4.6 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 4 April 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Former President Donald Trump will make his first court appearance in Manhattan today, to answer to criminal charges handed down by a grand jury on Thursday. He’s expected to face dozens of charges related to hush money he paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Starbucks is facing more scrutiny, after former CEO Howard Schultz was grilled by Senate lawmakers last week over the company’s labor practices and allegations of union-busting. Michelle Eisen, who helped form the chain’s first-ever bargaining unit in Buffalo, New York, joins us to discuss where things stand for Starbucks Workers United.
And in headlines: Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat to the country's right-wing National Coalition Party, a federal judge temporarily blocked Tennessee’s anti-drag law, and NASA named the crew for its first lunar mission in 50 years.
Show Notes:
- Starbucks Workers United – https://sbworkersunited.org/
- Vote Save America – https://votesaveamerica.com/
- What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast
Crooked Coffee is officially here. Our first blend, What A Morning, is available in medium and dark roasts. Wake up with your own bag at crooked.com/coffee
Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/
For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | It's Tuesday, April 4th. I'm Josie Defi Rice. |
| 0:09.2 | And I'm Trevelle Anderson and this is what a day where just when we think Elon Musk can't get more annoying, |
| 0:15.0 | he changes the Twitter icon to a doge avatar. |
| 0:18.1 | I was super confused because why was there a dog on my Twitter page? |
| 0:21.8 | Like everything confusing in my life, the answer is Elon Musk. |
| 0:25.2 | On today's show, Wisconsin voters head to the polls in an election that could determine the fate of abortion rights in that state. |
| 0:37.8 | Plus, our last story may compel you to water your houseplants more often. |
| 0:42.3 | But first, Trump landed in New York from Florida on Monday and preparation for suspected arraignment today in Manhattan Criminal Court. |
| 0:49.2 | And that district attorney Alvin Bragg has indicted Trump on charges related to hush money, paid to adult film star stormy Daniels, cable news devoted a ton of time to this on Monday. |
| 0:59.1 | Lots of tracking is plain and watching them descend and giving more media attention to Donald Trump. |
| 1:04.9 | What could go wrong? |
| 1:05.9 | Attention that's not even necessary. Like who cares when he touches down in New York. |
| 1:11.4 | Not me. Not me. |
| 1:13.2 | Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. So, Josie, do we know exactly what charges Trump is facing at this point yet? |
| 1:19.2 | Well, there are rumors of 30 plus charges. |
| 1:22.1 | Many, if not all, are related to campaign finance violations. |
| 1:25.4 | But we actually don't know quite yet because the indictment is currently under seal, which means it's not public. |
| 1:30.9 | At the latest, we expect that indictment to be unsealed once Trump actually appears in court at around 215 Eastern time. |
| 1:37.2 | Several media outlets have asked the judge to insulate indictment earlier. |
| 1:41.1 | Still at this point, those requests have not been granted or denied. |
| 1:44.1 | Okay. So, after he's arraigned, what happens next? |
| 1:48.8 | Can we expect this to go straight to trial from there? |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from What A Day, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of What A Day and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.