Thursday, January 4th, 2024

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🗓️ 4 January 2024

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Today’s Headlines: In a series of legal battles, the former President, facing multiple indictments, has sought Supreme Court intervention to overturn the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling barring him from the state's Republican presidential primary ballot due to Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, disqualifying individuals involved in insurrection. Trump's lawyers aim to bypass oral arguments, while Colorado urgently requests a hearing before their March 5th primary. A similar appeal is made in Maine. Legal challenges under the 14th Amendment to Trump's eligibility for president are emerging in 15 states. A lawsuit in Pennsylvania questions Congressman Scott Perry's eligibility based on his role in attempting to delay the 2020 election certification. Meanwhile, Trump's associate, Jeffrey Clark, implicated in the conspiracy charges, is actively involved in "Project 2025," a plan to invoke the Insurrection Act on Trump's potential reelection. State capitols faced bomb threats, leading to evacuations, and an imam in Newark, New Jersey, was fatally shot. Internationally, top Hamas leader Saleh Arouri was killed in Beirut, and two explosions during a memorial procession in Iran raised suspicions of terrorist involvement. Finally, the unsealed Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell court documents mention nearly 200 names, including Trump, Clinton, Michael Jackson, David Copperfield, and Prince Andrew, promising further revelations. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: AP News: Trump asks US Supreme Court to review Colorado ruling barring him from ballot CBS News: Trump appeals Maine secretary of state's decision barring him from primary ballot CBS News: Lawsuit aims to keep U.S. Rep. Scott Perry off ballot over Constitution's insurrection clause WA Post: Trump and allies plot revenge, Justice Department control in a second term NPR: Several state capitols evacuated after bomb threats CBS News: Fatal shooting of Imam Hassan Sharif outside Newark, N.J. mosque not believed to be bias or domestic terror-related incident, authorities say AP News: Fears mount over regional escalation after strike in Beirut kills a top Hamas leader NY Times: Bombing in Iran Kills Over 100, Sowing Confusion and Speculation CNBC: Names in Jeffrey Epstein court documents unsealed Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Thursday, January 4th, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by Betches Media.
0:07.0	I'm your host Sammy Sage and the morning announcement is your daily five minute breakdown of the headlines that isn't afraid to take aside and
0:14.1	roast the most consequential reality show there is our government.
0:18.0	The four times indicted former president asked the Supreme Court yesterday
0:24.9	to overturn the ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court that bars him from the
0:28.8	state's Republican presidential primary ballot under section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which explicitly bars
0:34.9	one from holding public office after they encourage, partaken, or perhaps even lead
0:39.7	an insurrection against the federal government. Trump's lawyers have asked the court to overturn the ruling without even hearing oral arguments.
0:47.0	While Colorado has asked the court to hear oral arguments ASAP,
0:51.0	because Colorado's primary is March 5th, and they got to get to the printers.
0:55.0	Meanwhile in Maine, Trump also requested that a state court there overturn the Secretary of
1:00.1	States determination to bar him from the Republican primary ballot, also on the grounds
1:04.8	that the 14th Amendment disqualifies insurrectionists from holding federal office.
1:09.4	In addition to that, Trump's eligibility to be president under the 14th Amendment is a question
1:13.8	that's now facing legal challenges in at least 15 more states. And since Trump
1:18.6	was hardly the only lawmaker who supported his own coup attempt.
1:22.6	And since the 14th Amendment insurrection clause would technically disqualify all of those people
1:27.2	from holding federal office, there is another lawsuit worth watching.
1:31.4	A liberal activist filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania court yesterday
1:35.0	asking for a ruling that Pennsylvania's Republican Congressman Scott Perry
1:39.0	is also ineligible for the state's primary ballot on the grounds that he engaged in
1:43.7	insurrectionist activity. The lawsuit cites Perry's role in trying to ask the
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