Thursday, December 12, 2024
The 7
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🗓️ 12 December 2024
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Thursday briefing: Kash Patel’s plans; Luigi Mangione’s past; Hannah Kobayashi; Bill Belichick; New Jersey drones; and more
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| 0:00.0 | Christopher Ray said he would resign as FBI director before Donald Trump takes office. |
| 0:09.5 | That's where we're starting The Seven from the Washington Post. |
| 0:12.6 | I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Thursday, December 12th. |
| 0:15.6 | Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. |
| 0:21.7 | Last month, President-elect Trump said he would nominate Cash Patel to be the next FBI |
| 0:27.1 | director. |
| 0:28.4 | That sent a message to the current director, Christopher Ray, that he should resign or prepare |
| 0:33.6 | to be fired. |
| 0:35.0 | Yesterday, he said he would resign. |
| 0:37.3 | It's an unusual situation because Ray, |
| 0:39.8 | who was appointed by Trump, was only seven years into his 10-year term. Director tenures are |
| 0:45.5 | designed to be longer than other executive branch appointments, to span multiple administrations |
| 0:50.6 | and avoid politicizing the FBI. Trump's pick to replace Ray Cash Patel is a fierce Trump loyalist. |
| 0:58.4 | He has echoed Trump's calls for retribution against perceived enemies, and he has an |
| 1:03.8 | enemy's list that's 60 people long. |
| 1:06.6 | He has also called for using federal law enforcement to prosecute both political opponents and journalists. |
| 1:17.6 | Number two. |
| 1:21.4 | Severe pain shaped the views of the suspect in the United Healthcare CEO killing. |
| 1:27.6 | 26-year-old Luigi Mangione is charged with murder in the killing of Brian Thompson in New York last week. |
| 1:34.9 | After his arrest on Monday in Pennsylvania, more details have emerged about his life. |
| 1:40.5 | Mangione suffered from a spinal defect that caused him extreme pain. |
| 1:45.4 | He vented in Reddit posts about his frustration with the American healthcare system. |
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