Friday, August 19th, 2022

Today's headlines: Trump’s longtime CFO of the Trump organization pled guilty yesterday to 15 felonies, while a federal judge ordered the DOJ to propose redactions that would make it okay to release the affidavit that was used to justify the Mar-a-Lago search warrant. The Secret Service apparently knew of a threat to Nancy Pelosi on January 6th days before the insurrection, but did not pass it along until 5:55pm the day of. Scotland has passed legislation that would make all period products available in pharmacies and community centers free of cost. A federal judge ordered Walmart, Walgreens, and CVS to pay $650 million dollars to two Ohio counties that they were found to have flooded with prescription painkillers. Finally, the Director of the CDC Rachelle Wallensky delivered remarks yesterday where she rebuked her own agency’s handling of the Covid pandemic. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NY Times: Plea Deal Requires Weisselberg to Testify at Trump Organization Trial NY Times: Judge May Release Affidavit in Trump Search, but Only After Redaction CREW: Secret Service held onto Pelosi threat until after insurrection NPR: Scotland becomes the first country to offer tampons and pads for free, officials say Washington Post: Walgreens, CVS and Walmart ordered to pay $650 million in opioid lawsuit NY Times: Walensky, Citing Botched Pandemic Response, Calls for C.D.C. Reorganization Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices