Monday, July 28th, 2025 - Maxwell’s limited immunity; EU trade deal & China extension; Gaza is starving; Trump vs NYC & more

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🗓️ 28 July 2025

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Today’s Headlines: Ghislaine Maxwell was granted limited immunity by the DOJ during two days of questioning with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche—who’s also Trump’s personal lawyer. Maxwell reportedly answered questions about 100 people. Meanwhile, Trump continues to try to change the subject by calling for the prosecution of Kamala Harris, Beyoncé, and Oprah. While golfing in Scotland, Trump announced a new EU trade deal: a 15% tariff on imports, $750B in energy purchases, and $600B in investments. Despite declaring no more delays, the U.S. granted China another 90-day tariff extension. Israel paused military action in Gaza to allow aid as international concern over starvation grew. Jordan and the UAE began air-dropping supplies. Cambodia and Thailand agreed to peace talks after a deadly border clash. The DHS revealed Chinese hackers infiltrated a U.S. National Guard network for over a year, possibly accessing sensitive data, and spied on telecoms and 2024 campaigns. A new study also found the CrowdStrike crash disrupted 750 hospitals, directly impacting care at over 200. Trump signed an executive order pushing more forced hospitalizations of unhoused people with mental illness and sued NYC, claiming its sanctuary policies obstruct immigration enforcement. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: Axios: Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell secures DOJ "limited" immunity: News reports CNN: Fact check: Trump calls to prosecute Beyoncé based on a nonexistent $11 million payment CNN: Trump’s Scotland trip latest example of blending private business with presidential duties CNN: Trump announces US and EU reached framework for a trade deal | CNN Business Reuters: China, US to extend tariff pause at Sweden talks by another 90 days, SCMP reports NYT: Israel Says It Has Paused Military Activity In Gaza As Anger Grows Over Hunger BBC: Thailand and Cambodia agree to talks in Malaysia after four days of fighting NBC News: National Guard hacked by Chinese 'Salt Typhoon' campaign for nearly a year, DHS memo says Wired: At Least 750 US Hospitals Faced Disruptions During Last Year’s CrowdStrike Outage, Study Finds WaPo: Trump pushes forcible hospitalization of homeless people with order WSJ: Trump Administration Sues New York City Over Sanctuary Policies Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:20.4	We're heading into another week of Jeffrey Epstein headlines, now that we know that the Department of Justice offered Galane Maxwell limited immunity
1:28.3	for the nine hours that she spoke to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday and Friday.
1:33.3	Also known as proffer immunity, this is standard practice for cooperators in criminal cases,
1:39.3	and it only protects Maxwell from potential incrimination if she tells the truth.
1:43.3	On the other hand,
1:45.1	the Deputy Attorney General, who's also the president's personal criminal lawyer, visiting a convicted
1:50.3	sex offender in prison to get that information, years after their conviction, is very much not
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