Wednesday, December 6, 2023
The 7
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🗓️ 6 December 2023
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Wednesday briefing: Trump’s Jan. 6 case; Ukraine aid; who to watch in the Republican debate; fossil fuel emissions; and more
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| 0:00.0 | The fourth Republican presidential primary debate is tonight. |
| 0:05.0 | A judge sentenced a woman to work in a fast food restaurant. |
| 0:09.0 | But our top story today deals with new accusations in Donald Trump's January 6th case. I'm Jeff Pierre |
| 0:15.2 | and this is the 7th from the Washington Post. Today is Wednesday, December 6th. |
| 0:20.0 | Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. |
| 0:25.0 | In a new court filing yesterday, |
| 0:29.0 | federal prosecutors went further in tying Trump |
| 0:31.0 | to the 2021 attack on the Capitol. |
| 0:34.3 | They accused him of lying about elections and encouraging violence. |
| 0:38.2 | Prosecutors said they intend to introduce evidence of these acts |
| 0:41.5 | at the former president's criminal election obstruction |
| 0:44.1 | trial. That trial is said to begin in DC and March. The prosecutor said this |
| 0:49.5 | evidence will help establish Trump's motive, intent, and preparation for attempting to subvert |
| 0:54.9 | Joe Biden's election victory. Overall, Trump has been indicted in four cases. He's denied wrongdoing |
| 1:01.5 | in each case, and he's still leading the Republican field in the 2024 presidential race |
| 1:11.8 | Senate negotiations over sending more aid to Ukraine are breaking down. |
| 1:16.7 | That is number two. |
| 1:18.4 | Republican senators are demanding new U.S. border restrictions in exchange for supporting a package that includes billions in aid for Ukraine. |
| 1:27.0 | But yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told the press that those border demands would not help pass the funding package. |
| 1:35.0 | If this fails because of border, that's not a bipartisan failure. |
| 1:38.3 | That's a failure of the Republicans and the Republican leadership. |
| 1:42.2 | The only reason they added border was because a lot of members of their hard rights said |
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