Wednesday, July 19th, 2023

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 19 July 2023

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Today’s Headlines: Former President Donald Trump revealed on social media that he's now a suspect in the DOJ's investigation of the January 6th insurrection. He may face charges of obstruction and/or sedition. Despite this, he remains a top contender for a presidential nomination. In a separate case, a pre-trial hearing for the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case happened recently, but the trial's start date remains uncertain due to complexities with the evidence. Michigan's Attorney General filed felony charges against 16 Republicans for falsely claiming to be electors for Trump during the 2020 election. In Iowa, a new fetal heartbeat abortion ban was temporarily blocked by a district judge, allowing abortions up to 20 weeks. Lastly, a US soldier crossed into North Korea and is now held in the Panmunjom village, raising concerns about human rights violations. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: The Guardian: A new indictment for Donald Trump could be imminent AP News: Judge signals December may be too soon for Trump’s classified documents case, but doesn’t set date AP News: Judge signals December may be too soon for Trump’s classified documents case, but doesn’t set date Des Moines Register: Polk County judge temporarily blocks Iowa's abortion law as court challenge continues AP News: US soldier who fled to North Korea had served 2 months in South Korea prison on assault charge Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Wednesday, July 19th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:06.4	by Betcha's media.
0:07.4	I'm your host Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcements is your daily 5 minute breakdown of the
0:12.0	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.
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0:35.2	Yesterday, former President Donald Trump posted on his social media account, that on Sunday
0:40.0	night, he received an official letter from DOJ Special Counsel Jack Smith, informing him
0:45.0	that he is a suspect in the criminal investigation into the January 6th insurrection.
0:50.4	His receipt of this target letter might mean that he could potentially be just days away
0:54.2	from being indicted for obstruction and or sedition against the United States.
0:59.0	And yes, he is still the forerunner to be one of our presidential nominees.
1:06.4	Regarding Trump's other big DOJ indictment, yesterday was the first pretrial hearing
1:10.8	for the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case.
1:13.7	The presiding judge, Aileen Cannon, who herself was appointed by Trump declined to set a start
1:18.8	date for the trial, stating that December is too soon to start, citing the complexity
1:23.5	of the evidence in the case due to its classified nature.
1:27.0	She also declined to set any specific date for the trial, and although Trump's lawyers
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