Maduro Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ & Tim Walz Withdraws | 1.6.26

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🗓️ 6 January 2026

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Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro pleads “not guilty” in New York City, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz abruptly ends his reelection bid amid numerous fraud scandals, and new details regarding a foiled NYE terror attack in Charlotte come to light. Get the facts first with Morning Wire. - - - Ep. 2565 - - - Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3 - - - Today's Sponsors: Goldbelly - Go to https://goldbelly.com and get 20% off your first order with promo code WIRE. Equip Foods - Equip’s Prime Bar is a real food protein bar with nothing to hide: just 11 ingredients and 20g of clean protein - made from ingredients you can pronounce like collagen, beef tallow, colostrum, cocoa butter - and sweetened naturally with just date and honey. Bringing good, clean habits into 2026 is made simple with Equip. Morning Wire listeners will get 25% off one-time purchases, or 40% off first subscription orders for a limited time by heading to https://equipfoods.com/wire and using code WIRE at checkout. - - - Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy morning wire,morning wire podcast,the morning wire podcast,Georgia Howe,John Bickley,daily wire podcast,podcast,news podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.1	Toppled dictator Nicholas Maduro pleads not guilty to narco-terrorism charges and accuses the U.S. of kidnapping him from his home.
0:43.3	This is a long process people can strap in, but at the end of the day, I think he will end up being convicted.
0:49.3	I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley.
0:53.3	It's Tuesday, January 6th, and this is
0:55.9	Morning Wire.
1:02.9	I've decided to step out of this race, and I'll let others worry about the election while I focus
1:07.8	on the work that's in front of me for the next year. Minnesota Governor Tim Walls abruptly ends his re-election bid
1:13.6	following a bruising year full of federal fraud investigations.
1:16.6	And as we ring in the new year, more information comes to light
1:19.6	about a thwarted New Year's Eve terror plot in North Carolina.
1:23.6	He was planning this attack in support of ISIS,
1:26.6	and we have charged him with attempting to provide
1:28.3	material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
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