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--:-- Host John Bickley: I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley with guest host Michelle Tafoya, host of the Michelle Tafoya podcast. It's Friday, May 31st, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- Host John Bickley: Following the first ever felony conviction of a former president, Donald Trump held a press conference at Trump Tower this morning. He vowed to appeal what he called a rigged trial, but he also struck an optimistic note.
--:-- Host John Bickley: This is a case where if they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone. This is far beyond me. This is bigger than Trump. This is bigger than me. This is bigger than my presidency. And I don't mind because I'm willing to do whatever I have to do to save our country and to save our Constitution. But we're going to make America great again. We're going to make it better than ever before. November 5th. Remember, November 5th is the most important day in the history of our country. Thank you very much, everybody.
--:-- Host John Bickley: The Trump campaign announced this morning that it received $1 million in small donations in less than 24 hours. That's a record haul. Some big donors have also announced that they now giving to Trump's re-election effort, including Silicon Valley venture capitalist Sean McGuire. He announced on Twitter that despite voting for Hillary in 2016 and no one in 2020, the Democrats' lawfare has converted him to Team Trump. He gave $300,000 following the verdict yesterday.
--:-- Guest Michelle Tafoya: A House subcommittee investigating the origins of COVID-19 wants access to the personal email records of Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The subcommittee cited concerns over emails released last week from Fauci's former advisor, David Morins. In those emails, Morins discussed deleting certain information and using private email accounts to avoid Freedom of Information Act requests, noting a, quote, secret back channel between the two. Fauci has until June 12th to provide the requested information.
--:-- Host John Bickley: Chief Justice John Roberts has respectfully declined an ethics meeting with Senate Democrats. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has details on the senator's request.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Senate Democrats Dick Durbin and Sheldon Whitehouse requested a meeting with Justice Roberts to discuss Justice Samuel Alito and a recent controversy surrounding flags flown by his wife at their home. The senators are pressuring Alito to recuse himself from any case before the high court that involves January 6th and former President Trump. Alito himself had already refused congressional requests. He recused himself from cases involving Trump. In his letter, Roberts said the court will follow the same procedures they have for 235 years which leaves recusal decisions up to individual justices.
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--:-- Host John Bickley: Chad Daybell has been found guilty of murdering his first wife and his second wife's two children. Daybell and his second wife, Lori Vallow, were part of a spiritual cult that led them to kill Daybell's first wife, Tammy, just weeks before he then married Vallow. Lori Vallow was convicted in May 2023 of the murder of her two children, 17-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old J.J. Vallow, and was sentenced to life without parole. The prosecution will seek the death penalty for Daybell.
--:-- Host John Bickley: Question number one. Is Chad Guy Daybell not guilty or guilty of conspiracy to commit first degree murder of Tylee Ryan and grand theft by deception? Guilty.
--:-- Host John Bickley: Question number two. Is Chad Guy Daybell not guilty or guilty of first degree murder of Tylee Ryan? Guilty.
--:-- Host John Bickley: Question number three. Is Chad Guy Daybell not guilty or guilty of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder of Joshua Jackson Vallow and grand theft by deception? Guilty.
--:-- Host John Bickley: President Biden has authorized Ukraine to hit targets inside Russia using weapons supplied by the U.S. Germany followed the U.S., also granting use of its weapons inside Russia. This is a major policy shift in the first time a U.S. president has allowed the use of American weapons against a country that is armed with nuclear weapons. A statement from the Biden administration attempted to paint the decision as limited only for use for quote counterfire.
--:-- Host John Bickley: Boeing CEO and other company executives met with the FAA Thursday to lay out planned improvements at the airline manufacturer. Daily Wire contributor Matthew Sinofsky has details of Boeing's new safety plan.
--:-- Matthew Sinofsky: The Federal Aviation Administration set a deadline of 90 days for Boeing to implement a safety plan after an airline door blew off a plane mid-flight. Issued back in February, that period concluded yesterday, with Boeing presenting a, quote, comprehensive action plan to the administration. Boeing's safety plans include better employee training, enhanced safety reporting by employees, less out-of-sequence work, and increasing internal audits. Despite the new safety plan, FAA chief Mike Whitaker says Boeing needs to do more before production can increase again.
--:-- Host John Bickley: The popularity of the Birkenstock sandal continues to grow. The company announced it expects its 2024 revenue to be just shy of $2 billion. Started more than 250 years ago back in Germany, Birkenstocks were the preferred choice of hippies. But those comfortable soles have gone mainstream. Birkenstock is now offering several closed-toe models of its cork-based shoe, and consumers can't get enough. For the first time ever, sales of Birkenstock's closed-toed shoes, which include clogs, boots, and sneakers, exceeded sales of its sandals. Birkenstock's CEO says sandals sales were also up double digits and will remain its core item. And as always, socks are optional.
--:-- Host John Bickley: All right, those are 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.
