Morning Wire - E. Jean Carroll Suit Verdict & IRS Whistleblower | Afternoon Update | 5.9.23

Episode Date: May 9, 2023

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Don't miss the Devil Wears Prada 2 in theaters. Merrill Street, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci are back. In light of the recent scandal, I'm here to restore your credibility. I did not hire you, and all I need to do is bide my time until you've failed. On May 1st, icons. I'm going to make something of this job. Rain. Be the bridges I burn. Night my way.

Forever. I just love my job. Get tickets now. The Devil Wears Prada 2 in theaters May 1st. Directed by David Frankel. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire. Editor-in-chief John Bickley. It's Tuesday, May 9th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update. Former President Donald Trump was found liable Tuesday of sexual abuse and defamation in E. Jean Carroll's

lawsuit that accused him of raping her decades ago. Here with more is Daily Wire Senior Editor, Ash Short. A jury in New York City has found former President Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation in a civil lawsuit brought by former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll. The jury, however, rejected Carol's claim that Trump had raped her. Carol claimed in her 2019 book that Trump raped her at a department store and sued him for defamation after he denied the allegations on social media. The jury has awarded Carol $5 million in damages. Law enforcement is sweeping the streets of El Paso, Texas,

for thousands of illegal immigrants camped out in the city. Late Monday night, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced a targeted enforcement operation taking place in El Paso ahead of the repeal of Title 42. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more. About 2,500 migrants are living on the streets of El Paso, some reportedly with gang ties. The operation comes as thousands more migrants

are expected to cross the border from Mexico into El Paso after Title 42 is lifted on Thursday at 1159 p.m. El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser previously estimated that up to 15,000 migrants could be in Ciadad Juarez across the border from El Paso, preparing to enter the U.S. later this week. Meanwhile, in the last week, Border Patrol agents made 55,000 apprehensions of individuals who crossed the border illegally.

A new report indicates that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen contacted multiple prominent American business leaders on Monday to detail the financial risk stemming from the current debt-sealing controversy. Here with more is Daily Wire senior editor, Cabot Phillips. In recent days, Yellen held multiple one-on-one conversations with individual executives about the, quote, dangerous consequences of the current brinkmanship, according to a report from Reuters. Biden administration officials have repeatedly claimed that Republican lawmakers are risking a worldwide recession by insisting that any amendment to the debt ceiling must be accompanied

by meaningful spending cuts. Meanwhile, Biden is meeting with congressional, GOP, and Democratic leaders Tuesday afternoon to discuss a plan to raise the limit. The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force is planning to change their mammogram recommendation timeline, lowering the age to start the breast cancer screening test from age 50 to age 40. The draft proposal recommends the x-ray screenings take place every two years. Attorneys for the IRS whistleblower, who alleges the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden has become corrupted by lies and politics, reportedly met with members of Congress. Here with more is Daily Wire Senior Editor, Joel Needler.

The sources told CNN, the conversation on Friday with investigators from the GOP-led House and Democrat-controlled Senate, helps lay the groundwork for what could be a formal disclosure involving sensitive tax information in the near future. Meanwhile, House Oversight Chairman James Comer is urging the Justice Department not to indict Hunter Biden until Republicans hold a press conference. They intend to present evidence showing how a web of LLCs is being used by foreign adversaries to improperly pay members of the Biden family in exchange for favors. We don't believe this was just a coincidence.

We believe this was done in exchange. something that then Vice President Biden and now President Biden would have done. So this whistleblower is going to provide some very crucial information to our investigation. And we've given the FBI until May the 10th to produce this document. So the ball is in the FBI's court with respect to this whistleblower. The press conference is scheduled for 9 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday. A 22-year-old campaign volunteer for a political organization called OnePA, allegedly fatally shot a 46-year-old fellow volunteer on Monday afternoon while out canvassing. The volunteers were reportedly out-garnering support for Helen Jim,

a Democratic candidate for the Philadelphia mayoral primary. Police have not yet revealed a motive behind the shooting, but according to a report by the Philadelphia Inquirer, the two had engaged in a dispute beforehand. Right now we have multiple witnesses at homicide, And detectives, of course, are going to interview all of those witnesses separately. The former Prime Minister of Pakistan was arrested on Tuesday by paramilitary forces as the popular leader faces terrorism and corruption-related charges.

Imran Khan was ousted from his role as Prime Minister in April of 2022 by a no-confidence vote in Parliament after being accused of corruption and violating the Constitution. Kahn survived a shooting in November and has claimed that corrupt officials coordinated his removal from office. Police say, after his arrest, he was taken to the National Accountability Bureau for questioning. Supporters took to the street in protest, starting fires and clashing with police.

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