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VOA chief national correspondent/former White House bureau chief; Author, ‘Behind the White House Curtain.’ Adjunct asst. professor, Shenandoah Univ.; Adjunct lecturer in journalism, Univ. of Richmond; 2022-23 https://journa.host/@JURISTnews journalist-in-residence, Univ. of Pittsburgh School of Law; Kiplinger Fellow, Ohio Univ.; American Foreign Service Assoc. governing board; Nevada Broadcasters Assoc. Hall of Fame; W7VOA on ham radio.

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"There's never been a more conflicted judge," says freshly convicted felon Donald Trump of Manuel Merchan who still has him under "a nasty gag order."

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"It was a rigged trial," repeats Trump in NYC.

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"I wanted to testify," says Trump. "But the judge allowed them to go into everything I was ever involved in."

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Trump claims he got a six point boost in a poll taken immediately following his felony convictions.

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"Nothing ever happened," contends Trump, alluding to the sexual encounter that adult video actress Stormy Daniels claims took place in a hotel room.

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The former president is 13 minutes into a rambling ad-libbed airing of grievances related to the trial in which he was convicted of 34 felony charges in New York. Trump is expected to take some questions from reporters at Trump Tower following his remarks.

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Trump says he's not allowed to mention the name of his "slezebag" former lawyer under the gag order, acknowledging Michael Cohen was once an "effective" attorney.

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"It wasn't hush money," it was a legal non-disclosure agreement, according to Trump. "I'm honored to be involved because we're fighting for our Constitution."

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The good news is they raised with smal money donors a record $39 million in about a 10-hour period, according to Trump.

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Trump is now repeating himself, again referencing the Daily Mail poll and reiterating "the judge was a tyrant."

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"It all comes out of the White House," repeats Trump without evidence tying President Biden to his state court case. "He's the dumbest president we've ever had...he's a Manchurian Candidate."

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The Polish news agency PAP apparently hit by a Russian cyberattack, according to Poland's deputy prime minister, explaining how an article appeared that falsely said Poland would mobilize 200,000 people to fight in Ukraine. https://www.polsatnews.pl/wiadomosc/2024-05-31/atak-na-pap-premier-donald-tusk-rosyjska-strategia-destabilizacji/

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The interior minister of France reveals security forces arrested in Saint-Etienne an 18-year old Chechen suspected of planning an attack at the city's soccer stadium during the upcoming Olympic Games. https://www.francetvinfo.fr/les-jeux-olympiques/jeux-olympiques-de-paris-2024-un-attentat-d-inspiration-islamiste-visant-une-epreuve-des-jo-dejoue-a-saint-etienne-selon-le-ministere-de-l-interieur_6576914.html

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US Treasury OFAC targeting enablers of Iran's drone program by imposing sanctions. https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20240531

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Life-long West Virginia Democrat and US Senator Joe Manchin has has left the party and registered as an independent, reports Hoppy Kercheval of MetroNews.

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"My commitment to do everything I can to bring our country together has led me to register as an independent with no party affiliation," announces US Senator Joe Manchin.

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President Biden this afternoon will deliver remarks on the Middle East from the State Dining Room, according to the White House.

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"The cost of living is still too high for too many working families, but today’s PCE report shows continued progress bringing down inflation," says National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard in a statement. "Annual core inflation is at its lowest level since March 2021, and overall inflation is down 60 percent from its peak." https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/05/31/statement-from-national-economic-advisor-lael-brainard-on-april-pce-report/

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Declassified documents online today give some insight into President Carter's role in a mock nuclear war drill. https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/nuclear-vault/2024-05-31/ivory-item-carter-first-us-president-participate-nuclear?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=ae78f791-4848-4275-8039-ce82660c1c9b

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"The 102d Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group (ISRG) will resume its intelligence mission in support of Distributed Ground Station-Massachusetts on 1 June 2024 following approval by the Commander of Air Combat Command," announces the Department of the Air Force. "The 102d ISRG’s mission was suspended due to the unauthorized disclosure of classified information and was reinstated following an ACC-led recertification process."

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"Over the past few weeks, Ukraine came to us and asked for the authorization to use weapons that we're providing to defend against this aggression, including against Russian forces that are massing on the Russian side of the border and then attacking into Ukraine," says US Secretary of State Blinken in Prague. "That went right to the president and, as you've heard, he's approved the use of our weapons for that purpose."

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US "deeply concerned by the guilty verdicts announced in the National Security Law trial of pro-democracy organizers in Hong Kong."

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"...as the legal walls actually begin to close in on Trump, the commentary in right-wing media is getting angrier, more menacing, and taking a markedly darker tone." https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/31/media/fox-news-trump-conviction/index.html

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In his meeting in Singapore with China's defense minister, US Defense Secretary Austin "expressed concern about recent provocative PLA activity around the Taiwan Strait, and he reiterated that the PRC should not use Taiwan's political transition — part of a normal, routine democratic process — as a pretext for coercive measures." https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3792119/readout-of-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iiis-meeting-with-peoples-republ/

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Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, ROK, UK, EU and US “affirm that the recent sanctions designations by each of our governments represent a coordinated effort to hold the DPRK and Russia to account and to impose costs on actors and entities involved in the unlawful transfer of arms from the DPRK to Russia for use in attacking Ukraine.”

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