Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024

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🗓️ 2 July 2024

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Today’s Headlines: The Supreme Court ruled to largely immunize Donald Trump from prosecution in the 2020 election interference case, with a 6-3 majority granting former presidents broad immunity for "official acts." Justice Amy Coney Barrett noted only Trump's calls to state officials about fake electors might be unofficial. This decision likely delays Trump's trial past the November election as Judge Tanya Chutkan must now assess which acts are official, potentially leading to further appeals. In response, Trump’s lawyers are seeking to dismiss his Manhattan felony convictions and delay sentencing, arguing some payments made during his presidency should be considered official acts. President Biden condemned the ruling, asserting it allows presidents to ignore legal accountability, thus undermining public trust. Meanwhile, the Trump Organization signed a deal with a Saudi real estate company for a high-rise project in Jeddah, highlighting ongoing financial ties with Saudi interests. The FDA gained new regulatory powers over cosmetics under the 2022 Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act, though compliance may be affected by the Supreme Court's recent decision. A Florida judge released transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein’s 2006 prosecution, revealing prosecutorial misconduct and insufficient charges against Epstein. Lastly, Warren Buffett plans to create a charitable trust for his Berkshire Hathaway shares, worth over $127 billion, managed by his three children, raising questions about its true philanthropic intent. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: AP News: Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of a pre-election Trump trial CBS News: Biden condemns Supreme Court's ruling on Trump immunity case Axios: "New era" of cosmetics' regulation: FDA wields new powers over makeup companies Miami Herald: They were secret for 16 years. Now a judge has released the Epstein grand jury records Axios: Warren Buffett pledges $100 billion for nothing in particular Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Bridget Schwartz and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Tuesday, July 2nd, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by Betches Media.
0:06.5	I'm your host Sammy Sage and the morning announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown of the headlines
0:11.8	that isn't afraid to take aside and
0:13.6	roast the most consequential reality show there is, our government.
0:17.6	As you might have heard by now, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday to largely
0:24.3	immunize Donald Trump from prosecution in the 2020 election interference case.
0:28.5	The six to three majority, you already know who voted for what, Rule that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution
0:36.0	when it comes to official acts as president.
0:39.0	Prosecutors also can't use evidence from his official acts to prove what he did in his
0:44.3	unofficial acts was illegal. The majority opinion did not even mention January 6th
0:49.2	in their 109-page decision, but Amy Koney Barrett did mention in her concurring opinion that the only
0:55.3	acts she sees as unofficial would be his calls to state officials about fake electors.
1:01.2	I should also add that during the oral arguments on this case there was a
1:04.9	hypothetical presented around whether the president would be allowed to use
1:08.4	seal team six in an official act to assassinate a political opponent which the majority refused to rule out.
1:16.5	In the dissent Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote, quote, in every use of official power the president
1:21.8	is now a king above the law, and that the majority decision, quote, makes a mockery of the principle foundational to our Constitution and system of government that no man is above the law. Practically speaking, this means that Donald's
1:35.0	election interference trial will almost certainly not be happening before the
1:38.7	November election. As the lower court judge Tanya Chuckkin is now tasked with a fact-finding analysis to figure out which
1:45.1	of the remaining permitted evidence of Donald's acts is deemed official versus unofficial.
1:51.0	And you bet that all of that can be appealed to the Supreme Court again.
1:54.8	Predictably, Donald's attorney sent a letter less than 12 hours later,
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