Thursday, May 11th, 2023

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, News Commentary, Daily News, Politics

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🗓️ 11 May 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Today's Headlines: George Santos, a US representative, has been charged with 13 counts, including fraud and making false statements, and has pleaded not guilty. The end of the Title 42 immigration policy is causing concern for potential influxes of migrants, but new measures are being put in place to crack down on illegal border crossings and create legal pathways for asylum seekers. Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein has returned to the Senate part-time after a 3-month absence due to shingles, giving Democrats their majority on the judiciary committee. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: NBC News: New York Republican George Santos pleads not guilty to 13-count federal indictment PBS: U.S. to limit asylum at Mexico border, ‘very difficult’ days as COVID-19 restrictions end NBC News: Sen. Dianne Feinstein returns to Capitol Hill, casts her first votes since February Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Thursday, May 11th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:07.1	by Betcha's media.
0:08.1	On Mirror Hosts' Sami Sage and the Morning Announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown
0:12.4	of the headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality
0:17.3	show there is.
0:18.6	Our Government.
0:23.6	Representative George Anthony DeVolder Santos turned himself over to authorities yesterday,
0:28.5	and we now know that he has been charged with 13 criminal counts, including seven counts
0:32.9	of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds, and two
0:38.7	counts of making false statements to the House of Representatives.
0:42.4	Out of these charges, the major new revelation was that Santos also fraudulently received
0:47.0	COVID unemployment benefits in 2020 and 2021, even as he was drawing a $120,000 salary from
0:55.1	his Ponzi scheme investment firm.
0:57.8	That looks like a lot of that money has gone to dermal fillers.
1:02.1	During his arrangement yesterday afternoon, Santos pleaded not guilty to all 13 charges.
1:07.7	No surprise there.
1:09.2	He then gave a press conference outside the courthouse where he said that he will not resign from
1:13.0	Congress, and he called the charges a witch hunt.
1:16.6	Three people, whose names are sealed, put up $500,000 for his bond.
1:21.4	His next court date is June 30th, and though he had to turn in his passport, he is allowed
1:25.9	to travel outside of D.C. and his home district with prior approval.
1:30.4	In Congress, several of his Republican colleagues have called for Santos' resignation.
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