Wednesday, April 5th, 2023

Morning Announcements

Betches

Daily News, News, News Commentary, Politics

4.7 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Today's headlines: Yesterday Donald Trump made history for becoming the first US president to be indicted for a crime, so we finally get a full accounting of the 34 counts he's charged with, and what comes next in the case. The state of Wisconsin held a critical election to decide the majority of their state supreme court yesterday, and the winner of that race may end up casting the deciding vote on whether abortion would be legal or illegal in the state. Republican lawmakers in the Tennessee state house took the first steps towards expelling 3 of their Democratic colleagues in the legislature for participating in a recent gun control protest. Finally, approximately 15 million Americans who are on Medicaid are at risk of losing coverage soon. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: AP News: Trump charged with 34 felony counts in hush money scheme NBC News: Liberals gain control of the Wisconsin state Supreme Court for the first time in 15 years AP News: Tennessee House moves to expel 3 Democrats after gun protest NY Times: Millions on Medicaid May Soon Lose Coverage as Pandemic Protections Expire 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 Wednesday, April 5th, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented
0:07.4	by Betches Media.
0:08.4	I'm your host Sammy Sage, and the morning announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown
0:12.3	of the headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality
0:16.6	show there is.
0:17.9	Our government.
0:18.9	Yesterday, Donald Trump made history for becoming the first US president to be indicted for a crime.
0:26.7	He reported to the Manhattan courthouse in the afternoon for what could be described
0:30.2	as a low-key affair, if you compare it to the time he drove around D.C. with COVID.
0:36.0	And he pled not guilty to 34 felony counts for falsification of business records.
0:41.1	There were no video cameras or recording devices allotted in the courtroom, but a small
0:45.1	number of photos were released, none of which were a mugshot.
0:49.2	Shortly after the arrangement, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bradg gave remarks where
0:53.0	he explained the charges.
0:55.1	The indictment describes 34 specific false statements in the business records of the Trump
0:59.4	organization, which the DA says rise to a felony due to Trump's intent to cover up another
1:04.1	crime.
1:05.1	In this case, potentially two other crimes.
1:07.6	The big one would be violating campaign finance law, and also the documented attempt to
1:12.4	structure the payment to Michael Cohen for tax purposes.
1:16.1	DA Bradg also used the charging document to outline the evidence of how the scheme worked.
1:21.0	It goes back to 2015.
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