Now word overnight the next round of tariffs could escalate dramatically. Shifting blame. Heated statements and a 15,000 coat. A fast start to Paul Manaforts trial on financial crimes. Good morning, and welcome to early start. Im Laura Jarrett in for christine romans. Good to see you, my friend. Im dave briggs, wednesday, august 1st, already, if you can believe it. 5 00 a. M. In the east. We start with a chilling story for Many Americans this morning. A federal judge flocking a Government Settlement that would allow for 3d printable guns for sale. You could print out the instructions to guns on the internet, if you can believe it or not. This is a terrifying ordeal for many parents in this country who simply know that their kid could be printing that at the moment. Now, the founder of the Gun Rights GroupDefense Distributed says his companys site is going dark until he can review the judges order. Before the ruling came down, he spoke to cnns Laurie SegallGet a jump on the days news with Christine Romans and Dave Briggs. Get this, a 15,000 jacket made of ostrich. On the flip side, manaforts attorneys will be mounting a dual defense. First, they say it was the russian Oligarchs Manafort worked for who actually demanded he pay into those secret accounts. And secondly, manaforts lawyers are trying to shift the blame to rick gates, saying it was gates who, of course, is manaforts former deputy whos already pleaded guilty to other charges. They say gates was really the one stealing and embezzling the money. So, of course, it was a lot packed into this first day of the trial with the white house continuing to distance itself from Paul Manafort and pointing out that these charges have nothing to do with manaforts time as Campaign Chairman for President Trump. Dave and laura . Okay, jessica, thank you. President trump putting a little physical distance between himself and the Mueller Investigation by campaigning for republican candidates in florida last night. Boy, did things get tense when his supporters fiercely heckled
over the past year about the dangers of family separation, but the head of i. C. E. s Enforcement Division had glowing words about Detention Centers where the government is housing children. I think the best way to describe them is to be more like a summer camp. These individuals have access to 24 7 food and water. They have educational opportunities. They have recreational opportunities, both structured as well as unstructured. That official essentially echoing words from Laura Ingraham on fox news. Officials at the hearing had few details to offer about plans Going Forward for reunifying the hundreds of children still separated from their parents. Facebook removing a network of suspected russianlinked accounts it says were organizing political events in the u. S. Its the most extensive effort to interfere in American Politics The Social Network has publicly disclosed ahead of the
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order. Before the ruling came down, he spoke with cnns Laurie Segall about concerns publishing plans could endanger the public. The democratization of guns online, giving people the ability to 3d print their own guns would make it feasible for felons, minors, mentally ill to have access to firearms. Are you worried about those repercussions . No, i dont believe that access to information is ever tremendously negative or a bad thing. I know that people can use information for bad things, but this isnt a justification to, what, stop a publisher from speaking . Now, nearly a dozen states sued to stop the firm from publishing the printable plans. President trump even weighed in, tweeting 3d plastic guns being sold to the public doesnt seem to make much sense the white house later confirmed it supports the existing law on the books. The president is committed to the safety and security of all americans. He considers this his highest responsibility. The administration supports nearly a twodecadeold law and
well continue to look at all options available to us. It is worth noting, the State Department cleared the way for the settlement that would have allowed the 3d printable gun plans. The nra releasing a statement saying it supports existing laws that make it illegal to manufacture, sell, and possess an undetectable firearm, but just last month, nra spokeswoman dana lash defended exactly the opposite viewpoint. What Democrats Call QuoteUnquote Ghost Guns and the rest of us simply call freedom and innovation, 3d printed guns. Before the site went dark, more than 1,000 people downloaded plans to print an ar15style semiautomatic assault rifle. The trump administrations pending China Tariffs could be significantly higher than first announced. A source familiar with discussions has confirmed that tariffs on 200 billion worth of chinese goods could be raised from 10 to 25 . They would cover things like fruits and vegetables, handbags,
refrigerators, rain jackets, even baseball gloves. Chinas Foreign Ministry saying blackmail and pressure by the u. S. Will never work and promising to take countermeasures, if needed. The president addressed the trade war at a rally last night in tampa. China and others, remember this, have targeted our farmers. Not good. Not nice. And you know what our farmers are saying . Its okay. We can take it. These are incredible people. We can take it. Now were going to open up markets. Were going to do it the way it should be. And all of this stuff, youre going to make it back and its going to be made back faster than anybody would know, but we havent been treated right. The administration announced a week ago its preparing a 12 billion Emergency Aid Package for farmers caught up in the trade war. The move has been panned by many republicans for being a shortterm fix. Markets in asia were down slightly overnight. Lets discuss all this with
political economist, Chief Strategist at horizon investments. Good to see you. Good to see you, dave. These tariffs, if theyre ratcheted up from 10 to 25 on 200 billion worth of chinese goods, given that china essentially has a president for life in xi jinping, how do you ex