Monday, April 15, 2024
The 7
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🗓️ 15 April 2024
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Monday briefing: Trump’s hush money trial; Iran’s attack on Israel; tax deadline; Scottie Scheffler’s Masters win; and more
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| 0:00.0 | The first criminal trial of Donald Trump begins today. |
| 0:07.0 | Iran launched an attack on Israel and archaeologists discovered a new room in Pompeii. |
| 0:14.0 | That's some of what we'll get to on the Seven from the Washington Post. |
| 0:17.0 | I'm Hannah Jewel. It's Monday, April 15th. |
| 0:20.0 | Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. |
| 0:23.0 | Number one, Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York is set to begin this morning. |
| 0:32.0 | Trump is accused of falsifying business records before the 2016 election. |
| 0:37.0 | Prosecutors say he did this to cover up an alleged affair with the adult film star Stormy Daniels. |
| 0:43.0 | If he's found guilty, he could face prison time. |
| 0:46.0 | Jury selection starts today. |
| 0:48.0 | It's a complex process that could last for weeks. |
| 0:51.0 | Trump is required to attend the trial, which is expected to run into early June. |
| 0:56.1 | And it's going to make history. This is the first criminal trial of a former U.S. President. |
| 1:01.5 | It's one of four Trump is facing. But even if he's convicted |
| 1:05.2 | Trump will still be allowed to run for president in November's election. Number two, Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel. |
| 1:23.0 | Saturday night was the first time Iran has directly attacked Israel. |
| 1:27.7 | Iran said it was in retaliation for a deadly Israeli strike earlier this month on its |
| 1:32.3 | diplomatic compound in Syria. |
| 1:34.8 | That strike killed senior Iranian commanders. |
| 1:38.1 | But nearly all of the drones and missiles Iran launched at Israel this weekend were intercepted |
| 1:42.4 | by Israel and a US-led alliance. |
| 1:45.0 | Israel said one girl was injured and the attack caused only minor damage to infrastructure. |
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