Morning Wire - Trump Federal Indictment & Truth About Glendale Protest | 6.9.23

Episode Date: June 9, 2023

Former President Trump indicted on seven counts related to classified documents, the truth about the Glendale school board protest, and Oakland residents sound off about violent crime. Get the facts first with Morning Wire. Fast Growing Trees: Get 15% off your entire order. Use Promo Code ‘MORNINGWIRE’ at http://www.fastgrowingtrees.com/morningwire Genucel: 70% off Most Popular Package + FREE Shipping + Free Spa Essentials https://genucel.com/WIRE     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted again, this time on federal charges related to documents found at Mar-a-Lago. Our country is going to hell, and they come after Donald Trump, weaponizing the Justice Department, weaponizing the FBI. We can't let this continue to go on because it's ripping our country to shreds. I'm Daily Wire, editor-in-chief John Bickley, with Georgia Howl. It's Friday, June 9th, and this. is Morning Wire.

Violent school protests in California got national attention this week. We speak to parents who were on the scene who say this wasn't about pride, it was about sexualized content being taught to their kids. I'm not some huge political guy, but now I'm going to be, right? Now I'm going to get more involved. I'm going to protest. And hundreds of Oakland, California residents descend on a local town hall to complain about spiking crime.

We need to sound of violent, the killers. We're coming out of you, y'all. Thanks for waking up with Morning Wire. Stay tuned. We have the news you need to know. On Thursday night, the Justice Department lodged criminal charges against former president Donald Trump as part of their investigation into his handling of classified documents. Here with more on the historic charges and the case against the former president-turned candidate

is Daily Wire senior editor, Cabot Phillips. So Cabot, we'd heard this might be coming, and last night it did happen. What do we know? Last night, former President Trump announced that he'd been formally charged by the Biden Justice Department, marking the first time in history that a current or former president faced federal criminal charges. Now we're still waiting to see the charging document for ourselves, but the charges reportedly include seven counts, including willfully retaining national defense secrets and violation of the espionage act, obstruction of justice

conspiracy, and making false statements. Remember, this all stems from that FBI raid at Trump's private residence back in August. The DOJ alleges that he intentionally kept classified documents from his time as president and then lied to the FBI about their content. and attempted to obstruct their efforts to recover them. The former president addressed the charges in the video posted on his truth social account. They can't stop because it's election interference at the highest level. There's never been anything like what's happened. I'm an innocent man.

I'm an innocent person. This is warfare for the law. And we can't let it happen. Trump put on to say that the real reason they're going after him is because he's currently leading Biden in national polls and they're trying to take him out. You can expect to hear more of that message in the coming weeks. Right. So what can we expect going forward?

Well, Trump said that he would turn himself into authorities at the Miami federal courthouse this coming Tuesday. And looking ahead, a big part of this case depends on what exactly Trump had in his possession. We know the contents of some of those documents. For example, he kept a number of personal mementos, including a letter from North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. But we don't know what else he had or the national security implications. Federal prosecutors will look to prove the president knew he was breaking the law by taking documents when we left the White House, that he intentionally misled and stonewalled investigators, and that his actions constituted a legitimate threat to national security.

We heard from Trump lawyer Alina Hubba last night on Fox, who said the charges present a clear double standard. There is a two-tier system of justice that we are seeing right now. Hillary Clinton smashed a computer, got rid of emails. We had recordings in sock drawers. We have Biden and Obama who are hiding things. Biden still has things in Chinatown and his home. Nothing happens to these people.

So when your name is Donald Trump, when you're leading in the polls, you are going to get hit hard, you are going to get indicted until you can't take it anymore. And it's worth noting. Another prosecutor in Georgia said that she also intends to charge Trump in a separate criminal case involving his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election there. So these likely are not the last charges we'll see against the former president. Now, what does this mean for his 2024 campaign? Well, it's an extraordinary and unprecedented situation.

We've got the candidate for president currently being charged by the very administration of the man he's trying to unseat. For his part, President Biden attempted to assure the American people that he had no role in the charges. Here he is speaking Thursday afternoon before the charges came down. I had never once, not one single time, suggest the Justice Department of what they should do or not do. Relatively charged and operating charge. I'm honest. But from a strictly political standpoint, look, there's still a chance that Trump actually benefits from these charges. His message throughout the last few years has been that the political establishment

of Washington will do anything they can to keep them out of power, and many Republican primary voters will likely view this as vindication of those claims. Remember, when Trump was indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney, his poll number searched as the Republican base rallied around him. And there's a real possibility that happens here as well. But again, we just don't yet know what the implications of these charges will be, so we'll have to wait and see. All right, well, Cabot, thanks so much for reporting. Anytime. Parents in California concerned about sexualized curriculum in public school classrooms clashed with Antifa activists this week at a protest resulting in three arrests.

Here to discuss is Daily Wire reporter Amanda Prestochaucamo. So Amanda, this protest outside a Glendale school board meeting has garnered a lot of media attention. What happened? Hey, Georgia, this was a planned protest from parents of kids who attend schools within the Glendale Unified School District. They've been demonstrating and speaking out at school board meetings. for months now. At this protest on Tuesday, they called for more transparency and an end to some LGBT curriculum and policies that they say are, at the least, completely age inappropriate. The common mantra from these parents was a demand to, quote, leave our kids alone.

I spoke to a father named Arno, who has a child in kindergarten within the district, about his concerns. We were basically out there again, talking about parental rights, having transparency, stopping this nonsense as far as pushing this ideology, this gender dysphoria on our children, kindergarten to sixth grade, middle school kids even, the kids that are going super hormonal, pushing this curriculum, pushing this ideology down these kids' throats. Another parent named Irvin, who has two children in the district, he told me the lack of transparency is his top concern. Irvin says he recently inquired about an upcoming lesson on LGBT topics and Pride Month,

and the school said he had to physically go to the school to view the content. They're proving that they're not being transparent. And they probably know most parents don't have time to take out of their day to go down and watch like a 10-minute piece of content. But I did. He's also generally concerned about some of the LGBT material. He says is being taught to very young students. Why do elementary kids need to learn about sexual orientation or who they want to have sex with? Eight, nine-year-olds are not thinking about who they're going to have sex with.

Now, how did this become a racially charged incident? Well, a lot of the parents speaking out in this district are Armenian or Hispanic. Also, one of the counter-protesters, a teacher who supports the queer curriculum and describes herself as an advocate for trans youth, she appeared to specifically scold Armenian parents in particular at this school board meeting over their pushback against these LGBT policies. Both Arno and Irvin are Armenian. Armenians talk about the genocide, but they received SSI, but they don't want to talk about the indigenous genocide of 1850, and the lack of preparations for black and indigenous people in this country.

Arno says Armenians are not anti-LGBT. Make this very clear. There is no hate towards the LGBTQ community. We have family members. We have clients. We have friends who are part of this community. And there is no hate against the LGBT community. them. The message here is, stay away from our kids. Let our children be children. Please be transparent

with us regarding the curriculum, the material that's being taught to our kids. Now, video footage shows that this protest got violent. Tell us about that. Right. Footage from the protest shows men wearing shirts that say leave our kids alone, brawling with masked blackclad Antifa members. It's not clear yet who initiated the violence, but there were three arrests in total. They came with helmets and gear. I mean, that doesn't sound like a counter-protester to me. That sounds like they're there to start a fight or start to write. Arnaud echoed that same sentiment.

Were they there to antagonize people? And that's exactly what happened. That's exactly what happened. We had a peaceful protest going on, and then, I mean, you could poke the bear so many times. Eventually, it's going to strike back. Now, what's the school district saying about all of this? The district put out a statement in the aftermath that basically saying, that the LGBT content is mandated by the California legislature in the Department of Education.

But they also said they encourage parents to ask questions and be engaged in their kids' education. Ironically, this is a point parents are protesting. They say they are not part of the conversation. Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom also waited on the protests with some pretty strong language. He described these parents as participating in a, quote, campaign of hate. Again, this is Gavin Newsome up in Sacramento or up at his winery. talking about protesters being hateful. Was Gavin Newsom there? Was Gavin Newsom there to hear the parents' voices, the parents' concerns?

Well, the issue of parental rights in schools is clearly not going away anytime soon. Amanda, thanks for reporting. Thanks for having me. Hundreds of angry residents in Oakland, California showed up to a town hall meeting on crime last week. They described getting violently assaulted and demanded city leaders take action to curb-spiking violent crime. Daily Wire investigative reporter, Marade, Alortie. is here with the details for us. So Marade, why is this town hall getting so much national attention? Hi, Georgia. Well, the footage from this town hall was pretty wild, which is probably why it went

viral online. About 500 angry people packed into the Oakland Technical High School Auditorium on May 30th and demanded answers and action from city leaders. Even progressive residents showed up to complain about the lack of consequences for criminals. One trans-identifying man said he and his partner were robbed twice in two weeks during the day. He said he's been involved in extremely progressive community organizing activism, but letting people continue to commit crimes is harmful to everyone involved. One woman in her 50s said she was attacked right outside her North Oakland home last month. She said two teenagers beat her and tried to take her purse.

At first she thought the kids needed help, but then a teen boy body slammed her and a teen girl joined in on the attack. And according to 40 things after, down on the pavement, punching me, kicking me, dragging me through the street. In Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood considered one of the city's safer areas, a 63-year-old woman was attacked in broad daylight outside a bustling indoor shopping mall. The attackers were part of a group of nine teens and pre-teens police said. Business owner Adam Stemler, who owns a pizza shop in Oakland,

said his staff has been held up at gunpoint four times over the last six years. The last time I didn't know my staff, I've gotten a little bit of my point. Oakland native military veteran, lying man to open, almost not shopping guilt. Stemler also said his shop and employee's cars have been broken into multiple times. He said it feels like the Wild West

and accused the city of encouraging this type of behavior by refusing to address it. So clearly a lot of frustration. What are the city leaders saying? Some are trying to offer solutions. The town hall was called by Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb, a Democrat. The Oakland Police Department

and Department of Violence Prevention hosted the community meeting alongside Calb. Calb said he wants consequences for repeat offenders and would also push for funding in the city budget for police overtime pay. However, residents at the town hall criticized Calb himself, even though the council member had called the meeting. One woman said a group of nine troublemaker juveniles had lived in an RV right outside Kalp's home.

She told him to, quote, open your blinds and accused him of not helping residents previously. Now, what do the crime stats actually look like in Oakland this year? Violent crime in Oakland is up 8% so far this year, according to police data. The city has experienced more than 2,800 incidents of violent crimes so far in 2023. Robberies are up 13% to more than 1,300 robberies. More than 400 were strong-arm robberies and more than 500 involved a firearm. And rapes are up 25% to more than 80 rapes.

Car thefts are also up 26% to more than 5,200, an increase of more than 1,000 compared to this time last year. Oakland is also not the only California city that is held a town hall like this on public safety recently. Which other cities are seeing this? Well, San Francisco city leaders held a less heated community meeting on public safety in April. Stockton, California also held a town hall in public safety in the wake of a shooting that left a 17-year-old dead. Well, crime is one of those issues that really galvanizes people. Marade, thanks for reporting. Thanks, Georgia. That's all the time we've got this morning. Thanks for waking up with us. We'll be back. Later this afternoon, with more news you need to know.