Trump indicted over attempt to overturn 2020 election
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 2 August 2023
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
US prosecutors have charged Donald Trump in connection with his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, Uber reported its first operating profit, and Fitch Ratings has cut the US debt rating from triple A to double A plus. Plus, the US Federal Reserve has become a target for Republican presidential candidates.
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Donald Trump indicted over attempt to overturn 2020 election
Uber makes first operating profit after racking up $31.5bn of losses
Fitch strips US of triple A rating after borrowing stand-off
Ron DeSantis vows to crack down on Federal Reserve’s ‘social engineering’
Uniper’s chief vows to deliver a ‘good return’ for Berlin after state rescue
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| 0:00.0 | The FT News Briefing is supported by Equinole, the UK's energy partner. |
| 0:06.3 | Learn more at equinole.co.uk |
| 0:12.4 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:13.9 | Today is Wednesday, August 2nd, and this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:18.8 | Former President Donald Trump is facing another indictment. Uber is finally profitable |
| 0:24.5 | and a major ratings agency downgraded its US debt rating. |
| 0:29.1 | Plus, the Federal Reserve isn't just dealing with inflation. |
| 0:32.5 | It's become a target for Republican presidential candidates too. |
| 0:36.6 | We need to rain in the Federal Reserve. |
| 0:40.0 | I'm Mark Filipino and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:52.7 | US prosecutors charged Donald Trump with attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 |
| 0:58.0 | election. The Department of Justice filed the indictment in federal court yesterday. |
| 1:02.4 | It shows that Trump is being charged with four criminal counts. |
| 1:06.4 | Investigators focused on Trump and his allies in the run-up to the January 6th |
| 1:10.9 | insurrection of the US Capitol. Here's special counsel Jack Smith talking yesterday about the attack. |
| 1:17.2 | It was fueled by lies. Lies by the defendant, |
| 1:21.5 | targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the US government. |
| 1:25.7 | The nation's process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the presidential election. |
| 1:32.5 | Trump is running for president again and this is the third time he's been indicted since March. |
| 1:37.6 | Trump responded to yesterday's indictment in a statement calling it a continued |
| 1:41.7 | pathetic attempt by President Joe Biden and the Justice Department to interfere with the 2024 election. |
| 1:48.0 | Uber reported its first operating profit ever yesterday, $326 million for the second quarter. |
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