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--:-- Georgia Howe: I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Thursday, September 26th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- John Bickley: The federal indictment of New York City Mayor Eric Adams was unsealed today. The Democratic mayor has been indicted for allegedly accepting millions of dollars in illegal campaign contributions and bribes from foreign nationals in exchange for political favors.
--:-- John Bickley: The indictment alleges a decade-long pattern of corruption. Adams reportedly received lavish perks, including luxury travel, in exchange for waiving city regulations.
--:-- John Bickley: Despite the charges, Adams denies any wrongdoing and says he will remain in office while fighting the allegations.
--:-- John Bickley: I ask New Yorkers to wait to hear our defense before making any judgments. My day-to-day will not change. I will continue to do the job for 8.3 million New Yorkers that I was elected to do.
--:-- John Bickley: And the 300,000-plus employees of our city government will continue to do their jobs. Because this is what we do as New Yorkers.
--:-- Georgia Howe: This marks the first federal indictment of a sitting New York City mayor in history.
--:-- John Bickley: Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky met with U leaders today in an effort to secure continued support in the war against Russia.
--:-- Joel Needler: President Biden pledged billions more in military aid, while Vice President Harris vowed to maintain assistance if elected.
--:-- Joel Needler: Zelensky's appearance in Washington also comes amid his efforts to secure approval for the use of long-range missile systems in the war.
--:-- Joel Needler: Former President Trump criticized ongoing U.S. aid and suggested Ukraine should negotiate an end to the war.
--:-- Joel Needler: Zelensky has also stirred controversy over an interview he did with The New Yorker in which he called Trump's running mate, J.D. Vance, quote, too radical.
--:-- J.D. Vance: It is not in America's interest. It's not in Ukraine's interest. It's not in Europe's interest for this war to go on indefinitely.
--:-- J.D. Vance: Look, I don't appreciate Zelensky coming to this country and telling the American taxpayers what they ought to do. He ought to say thank you to the American taxpayers.
--:-- Tim Pierce: DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz does not deny that FBI informants were among the January 6th crowd.
--:-- Tim Pierce: In testimony before the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government yesterday, Horowitz acknowledged a review of the presence of confidential human sources during the January 6th Capitol riot.
--:-- Tim Pierce: When pressed by Congressman Thomas Massey, Horowitz didn't provide specifics, but did not deny that federal sources were among those present.
--:-- Thomas Massey: You supposed to be the organization that goes and gets these answers when the FBI and the DOJ stonewall Congress.
--:-- Thomas Massey: But I feel like, we're four years into this. We're not even going to get this information you're telling us now before the election and maybe not even before the next inauguration.
--:-- Thomas Massey: How would we make any corrections without that information?
--:-- Tim Rice: A former Secret Service agent says security measures at the July rally where Trump was nearly assassinated were very atypical.
--:-- Tim Rice: In testimony before the bipartisan task force probing the assassination attempt, Patrick Sullivan, who spent 20 years as a Secret Service agent, pointed to the failure to secure the event's perimeter, questioned why no snipers were deployed, and criticized the communication plan as inadequate.
--:-- Tim Rice: But he really zeroed in on the Secret Service's lack of communication with local law enforcement, calling it unusual.
--:-- Tim Rice: Normally, there will be an overall command post for the entire visit. Then each site will have what's called a security room where radio traffic pertinent to that individual site is controlled.
--:-- Tim Rice: And the command post, the overall command post, should be the state, local police, Secret Service and other federal partners that may be assisting.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The Secret Service is investigating accusations that an agent sexually assaulted a Harris campaign aide.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The incident allegedly occurred last week in Wisconsin after campaign staffers and agents had drinks together following their work.
--:-- Georgia Howe: According to reports, the intoxicated agent allegedly forced himself on the victim in a hotel room.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The Secret Service confirmed that the investigation is underway and has placed the agent on administrative leave.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And Hurricane Helene is barreling towards Florida with an expected landfall this evening.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Experts are warning the Category 4 storm could be the most catastrophic since Hurricane Michael in 2018.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The National Hurricane Center is warning of life-threatening storm surges along Florida's West Coast and Big Bend region, with waves that could reach 20 feet above sea level.
--:-- Ron DeSantis: You have time to implement your plan so that you're prepared for the storm. Those who are under evacuation orders have the ability to do it.
--:-- Ron DeSantis: You have the ability to make sure you have gas, make sure you have non-perishable food, water. All those things can still be done, but just know these effects are coming to the state of Florida, and it's not a matter of whether we're going to get effects.
--:-- Ron DeSantis: It's just a question of how significant those effects will be.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The storm is expected to affect multiple states in the southeast as it travels north from the Gulf.
--:-- Georgia Howe: All right, those are your drive home updates this afternoon. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And for more in-depth reporting on the biggest stories of the day, tune in to our full episode of Morning Wire every morning.
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