Wednesday, March 30th, 2022

Morning Announcements

Betches

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🗓️ 30 March 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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First thing this morning - let's talk about the 7 hour gap shown in Trump's logs on January 6th. Next, we discuss some Russia-Ukraine updates, two COVID-related stories, and the first ever bill signed into law that will make lynching a federal hate crime. Then, we cover what an investigation into Joe Manchin’s business revealed, before closing with a scandalous story about North Caroline Congressman Madison Cawthorn. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Washington Post: "Jan. 6 White House logs given to House show 7-hour gap in Trump calls" Washington Post: "Ukraine-Russia talks stir optimism, but West urges caution" Axios: "CDC recommends second booster shot for Americans over 50" NPR: "The more contagious BA.2 version of omicron is now the most common in the U.S." Axios: "Biden signs into law first anti-lynching bill in U.S. history" NY Times: "How Joe Manchin Aided Coal, and Earned Millions" The Hill: "Cawthorn claims people in DC have invited him to orgy, done cocaine in front of him" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's Wednesday, March 30th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:07.6	by Betches Media, on Sammy Sage.
0:10.8	525,600 minutes, 11,780 votes, and now 7 hours on 37 minutes.
0:20.9	Numbers that are burned into my brain, apparently the January 6th community has discovered, upon
0:25.6	looking through White House phone records, that there is a 7 hour and 37 minute gap in
0:30.5	Trump's phone box.
0:32.3	This is kind of like the Nixon tapes on steroids.
0:35.3	Specifically, there is no record of any calls placed to or from Trump between 11.17 am
0:40.9	and 6.54 pm.
0:42.9	So basically like the whole entire coup.
0:45.7	Before that gap, he had at least 8 calls in the morning and 11 in the evening, and this
0:50.2	extremely long gap also conflicts with extensive reporting that Trump had placed calls to
0:54.7	several Republican congressmen during the insurrection, including Tommy Tuberville,
0:59.6	via Mike Lee's phone, as well as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
1:03.8	The committee is now investigating whether Trump communicated through burner phones or
1:07.5	potentially the phones of his staff.
1:09.5	But I mean, can we just stop a second and appreciate?
1:12.7	How are we feeling that burner phones are even coming up in the context of the president?
1:17.9	Because I'm feeling not so great about it.
1:21.9	The Russians and Ukrainians are currently amidst peace talks in Turkey, and the latest
1:26.1	is that Ukrainian officials submitted a detailed peace proposal to their Russian counterparts.
1:31.8	Under this deal, Ukraine went to clear neutrality, but it would be protected by a security system,
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