🎙️ David does The News for April 22, 2024
🚨 Show Notes:
Opening statements in Trump criminal trial start today; Iran and Israel calm down; Republicans go for Mike Johnson’s throat over Ukraine; Kevin McCarthy still seeks revenge; Trump freaking out; Bobby Kennedy hurts Trump not Biden; Rudy’s financial woes; Marjorie Taylor Greene goes full on Putin.
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📋 Episode Chapters:
00:09 David Pecker, former publisher of National Enquirer, will be prosecution’s lead off witness in hush money trial.
– Iran signals it will not retaliate after Israel retaliates.
04:40 Texas Republican Tony Gonzalez calls members of his own caucus “scumbags” and “racists.”
– Kevin McCarthy, former Speaker of the House, using warchest to support primary challengers against eight House Republicans who voted against him
– McCarthy takes the gloves off and lays into Matt Gaetz
13:18 Melania helps Donald raise money.
17:27 Major players in Trump’s hush money trial
25:24 Democrats introduce bill to deny Trump Secret Service protection if he’s convicted
29:23 Trump is not raising as much money as Biden
37:43 How Donald Trump siphons off campaign contributions to prop up his failing businesses.
41:39 Bill Barr endorsed Trump.
– Proud Boys show up for Trump rally
49:14 Why Trump doesn’t want to talk about Covid, but Biden does.
53:26 Biden making inroads in key swing states
1:01:38 Nevada puts abortion on the November ballot while in neighboring Arizona Republicans won’t budge on 1864 law.
1:06:04 Bobby Kennedy Jr.’s gets on Michigan election with new polling indicating he will take votes away from Trump.
Bobby Kennedy Jr.’s New York chairwoman Rita Pama quits after she’s revealed to be a Trump supporter.
1:14:44 Rudy Giuliani’s financial troubles mount.
1:27:34 Section Two of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act gets renewed.
1:32:13 More evidence of Russian collusion Straw donor scheme to benefit Donald Trump’s campaign.
– Louisiana Republican legislator seek repeal of child labor laws
1:41:10 UAW wins big in Tennessee.
1:45:07 Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher resigned, leaving his seat empty due to MAGA death threats.
1:54:13 Republicans fight internal civil war over foreign aid for Ukraine.
1:58:14 Mike Johnson defies Trump by pushing through Ukraine supplemental.
– Trump indicates he may testify in Manhattan criminal trial.
2:06:12 Texas Republican Chip Roy has another temper tantrum.
2:09:48 Members of the Freedom Caucus who sought blanket pardons from Trump after January 6
– Congressman Scott Perry and Andy Biggs were involved in the Stop the Steal movement and called Trump for pardons
– Scott Perry was in close contact with Trump and recommended Jeffrey Clark as acting attorney general
2:17:21 Joe Biden is achieving more legislative victories.
2:21:20 Marjorie Taylor Green’s spouting Russian propaganda word for word
2:29:14 Marjorie Taylor Greene busted for associating with white supremacists.
2:33:17 Greene calls for zeroing out ALL Ukraine spending.
2:40:23 Marjorie Taylor Greene’s repeated violations of Congressional rules and decorum.
2:43:38 Momentum builds to remove Mike Johnson
2:51:08 Trump’s influence over house Republicans waning as his criminal prosecutions rage on.
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