Tuesday, August 16th, 2022

Morning Announcements

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Politics, Daily News, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 16 August 2022

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Today's headlines: Giuliani is a target in the Trump Election inquiry, while Trump claims FBI agents took 3 of his passports during the Mar-a-Lago raid. Also, three people have been injured at a shooting at Six Flags, while The DOJ is investigating Southern Baptists following a sexual abuse crisis. Finally, Polio Has Been Detected in New York City Wastewater, Officials Say. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Washington Post: Giuliani is target in Ga. criminal probe of 2020 election, lawyer says NY Times: Giuliani Is Told He Is a Target in Trump Election Inquiry in Georgia Business insider: Trump claims FBI agents took 3 of his passports during the Mar-a-Lago raid Chicago Sun Times: Three people injured when shots are fired in parking lot of Six Flags Great America in Gurnee NPR: The DOJ is investigating Southern Baptists following sexual abuse crisis NY Times: Polio Has Been Detected in New York City Wastewater, Officials Say Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's Tuesday, August 16th, and you're listening to The Morning Announcements
0:05.3	presented by Betches Media. I'm Sammy Sage, and this episode is brought to you by
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0:21.6	Our first headlines today involve one of the four major investigations into
0:26.5	Trump's malfeasance, unsurprisingly. The investigation on everybody's
0:30.9	lips yesterday was Georgia's, with the spotlight on Lindsey Graham and Rudy Giuliani.
0:35.8	A federal judge in Atlanta denied Senator Graham's motion to throw out a
0:39.3	subpoena that would force him to testify before a special grand jury in Georgia.
0:43.7	The district attorney, Fanny Willis, wants to question Graham about why he,
0:47.7	the senator from South Carolina, was making phone calls to Georgia's secretary of
0:52.0	state on behalf of Trump in the national election.
0:55.2	Graham plans to appeal the ruling, again, because apparently he's the only
0:59.2	person who can take a hint less than Donald Trump.
1:07.2	Also yesterday, prosecutors in that same case let Rudy Giuliani's lawyers know
1:11.6	that Rudy is also a target in that criminal probe in Georgia.
1:15.4	He's considered a key witness and has long tried to delay his testimony,
1:19.3	but he's expected to be in Atlanta to testify tomorrow. After it became clear
1:23.3	that he would potentially be indicted if the case moves forward.
1:26.8	Somewhere in Georgia, there is a court stenographer who deserves a major bonus.
1:35.2	A quick word on the other big investigation this week,
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