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Episode Date: April 17, 2024

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This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Get a $1 per month trial period at Shopify.com slash morningwire. That's Shopify.com slash morning wire. I'm Daily Wire, editor-in-chief John Bickley. It's Wednesday, April 17th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update. In defiance of 227 years of congressional history, the Democrat-led Senate refuses to hold a full impeachment trial against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Democrat Majority Leader Chuck Schumer quickly made. move today to dismiss both articles, asking for a truncated debate rather than a full trial. Republicans, including Senator Eric Schmidt of Missouri, objected. Never before in the history of our republic has the Senate dismissed or tabled articles of impeachment when the impeached individual was alive and had not resigned. As Senator Schumer said in 2020, quote, a fair trial has witnesses. A fair trial has relevant documents as part of the record. A fair trial seeks the truth.

nothing more, nothing less. I will not assist Senator Schumer in setting our Constitution ablaze in bulldozing 200 years of precedent. Schumer's motion to dismiss the two articles as unconstitutional passed along party lines, killing the trial before it began. Republicans say Secretary Majorcas has failed to do his job and comply with U.S. immigration policy. They've also condemned the Democrats' dismissal of the trial as an attempt to give political cover to President Biden. Columbia University's president, as well as members of the college's board, were

grilled today by the House Education and Workforce Committee in an anti-Semitism hearing regarding faculty comments. During her testimony, President Namat Shafik agreed that some professors had crossed the line. Congresswoman Elise Stefonic pressed Shafik as well as board member Claire Shipman about Professor Joseph Mossad, who's made several anti-Semitic statements and openly voiced support for Hamas' brutal October 7th terror attack. Stefanik pointed out the Mossad is the chair of Columbia's academic review committee

and argued that he should be removed. Here's some of that exchange. So he hasn't been removed as chair. I would like to confirm that to you. Do you have my commitment? He'll be removed as chair today. I have my commitment that I will come back to and give you the facts. So he hasn't been removed.

Let me ask the board of trustees, is that acceptable that he's chair of this committee? Should he be removed today? Ms. Shipman? Congresswoman, you've put your finger on one of the hardest issues we as board chairs face right now. I think you can see our systems from the videos you played, everything you're talking about, our systems of rules and enforcement are broken. They're broken. Ori Berliner, the 25-year NPR veteran, has resigned.

Berliner was suspended on Friday for publicly criticizing liberal bias at the government-funded organization. Daily Wire Culture reporter Megan Basham has the latest. In a post on X, Berliner posted his resignation letter and said, I cannot work in a newsroom where I am disparaged by a new CEO whose divisive views confirm the very problems at NPR I cited in my free press essay. Now, that post refers to Catherine Marr, the new chief executive at the organization who took over last month, and posts she made on social media showing her far-left views. Berliner's suspension and resignation come after he wrote a piece in the free press,

criticizing various coverage decisions made by NPR. He also wrote about the large disparity between Republicans and Democrats in the newsroom, saying that staffers were out to damage the presidency of Donald Trump. Upon being suspended, Berliner was told he'd be fired if he violated NPR's policy about working with outside news organizations going forward, so he resigned. Seven jurors have been seated thus far in Donald Trump's hush money trial. Daily Wire's senior editor Cabot Phillips breaks down what we know about the jurors. Juror number one is a middle-aged salesman and will serve as the case as foreman.

He said he gets his news from the New York Times, Daily Mail, Fox News, and MSNBC. Juror number two, quote, did not know what she was walking into when she reported for jury duty. She works at a major New York hospital as an oncology nurse and gets her news from the New York Times, CNN, Google, and Facebook. Jury number three is a corporate attorney who says he gets his news from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Google. Journal number four said he finds the former president to be, quote, fascinating and mysterious. He's originally from Puerto Rico and usually gets his news from the Daily News, the New York Times, and Google. Journal number five is a lifelong New Yorker who said, quote,

President Trump speaks his mind and that she'd, quote, rather have that than someone who's in office who you don't know what they're thinking. She gets her news from Google and TikTok. juror number six is a software engineer who works for Disney. She said she will be, quote, fair and impartial when asked if Trump's candidacy for president would impact her ability to serve fairly. Juror number seven is a lawyer who said he personally does not have any opinions about Trump. He said he gets his news from the New York Times, New York Post, Wall Street Journal,

and Washington Post. A U.S. Army financial counselor pleads guilty to defrauding Gold Star families out of millions. The U.S. Attorney's Office announced Tuesday that Kaz Krafi of Coltsneck New Jersey, pleaded guilty to obtaining more than 9.9 million from several Goldstar families to invest in accounts he managed without the permission of the families. Goldstar family members are the immediate beneficiaries of fallen active duty service members and are entitled to the service member's life insurance of up to $400,000. One person is dead and three injured after men on scooters allegedly shot up a street corner last night in the Bronx. Police say the four men who were shot

on the corner when four men on two scooters approached. The rear passengers on each scooter opened fire shooting roughly 10 rounds. Police say three of the victims were shot in the leg, and one who died from his injuries at a local hospital was shot in the chest. During a press conference last night, officials said due to the incident, they will bring back community response teams. And they will be focusing primarily on individuals riding around with illegal scooters, dirt bikes, and ATVs.

Missouri is moving to only allow U.S. citizens to vote in state elections and ban the practice of ranked choice voting. Daily Wire reporter's actual reports. The Missouri House has advanced H.J.R. 104, which would put a referendum on the ballot, allowing voters to choose whether or not non-citizens in the state are allowed to vote. The bill also takes aim at ranked choice voting, saying voters shall receive only a single vote, and under no circumstance shall he or she be permitted to cast a back. in a manner that results in the ranking of candidates for a particular office. The Missouri Senate previously approved a similar resolution. And the NBA has banned Toronto Raptors forward John T. Porter for alleged unethical gambling practices. According to the league, Porter has been betting on games, giving information to gamblers,

and calling out sick to influence certain wagers. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement that nothing is more important than protecting the integrity of NBA competition. He went on to say Porter's violation of the rules has been met with the most severe punishment. All right, there's your drive home updates this afternoon. To learn more about these stories, go to Dailywire.com, and for more in-depth discussion of the biggest stories of the day, listen to our latest full episode of Morning Wire every morning.