Podcast. Chris im looking to be here today, thank you for having me. Anna i love your podcast, i listen to you and dan as often as i can. Chris even in australia . Anna even down under. Harris thats a good way to get started lets move. President trump President Trump announcing labor secretary alex acosta will step down just two days after acosta vigorously defended his role in Jeffrey Epsteins 2008 plea deal. When he was the u. S. Attorney for south florida. Acosta also said he has an outstanding relationship with President Trump. The president , before eating before departing the white house for wisconsin, set acosta was a great labor secretary and the decision to go was his. Acosta stood at the president s side and spoke, as well. Alex called me and he wanted to see me. And i said, well, we have the press right out here. Perhaps you just want to say to the press. But i want to let you know, this was him, not me. Because im with him. He is a tremendous talent. It would be selfish for
Begun to be opened up to the public, just ahead of the salute to america, which is the flyover and the aerial demonstrations that comes a little later today. Arthel we are going to go to ellison barber, shes live at the nationals all the details. Hi, ellison. A, arthel. Theres a lot of excitement here. Also a lot of criticism. Democrats and some other critics say that the president has turned an event, a day that is meant for all americans, into something partisan. More of a Campaign Political rally. There is a vip section down at the Lincoln Memorial. Republican party donors reportedly received tickets to sit in that area. Democrats are pointing to that as proof that President Trump in their view is using the fourth of july on the salute to america event for partisan purposes. The white house says there is not a political bone in the president s speech paid some protesters are here today. Weve seen some walk by carrying baby trump balloons, made famous in places like london and protes
The trial inside his 21,000 square foot, 77 million Upper East Side mansion, with permission to leave only for doctors appointments. They say they will install surveillance cameras at the front and rear entrances. They will agree to gps monitoring, and not to seek or obtain any new passports. Epsteins bail hearing is scheduled on monday. Prosecutors say she hes an extreme flight risk due to his vast off in prior allegations that he intimidated witnesses. Meanwhile, it turns out during a new york hearing in 2011 about his status as a offender, and that District Attorney for a less argued in court that he should be not be registered as a top level three sex offender in new york. The prosecutor at the time, who has since retired, made the case that epsteins status should be the lowest possible classification. Level 1, despite the fact according to the New York Post a state assessment deemed epstein to be highly dangerous and likely to keep molesting girls. The d. A. Office in 2015 filed a
However, we need meaningful background checks. So that sick people dont get guns. Melissa Leland Vittert has more from the white house. Hey, melissa. Meaningful background checks mean a lot of Different Things to a lot of different people. We have headline from the president and a time of crisis and uncertainty as it relates to gun control. Reducing policy proposals like this before, where theres a headline that is difficult to argue with. But the detail, the precise details of what meaningful background checks mean, might make it potentially difficult. At least for the president right now, this is what he says meaningful background checks mean. You have to remember and ive said it its a big Mental Illness problem. We want to take that out of the equation. The president said he had a phone call with leadership in the house and the senate, and Mitch Mcconnell, the Senate Majority leader, is on board. Could be a potentially tough sell. Democrats will say background checks arent enough an