The election system we have dangerously exposes and really exposes to hacking, exploitation, and foreign interference. President Trump unveiling newly declassified intelligence he says exposes sweeping vulnerabilities in America s election system. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanchard meeting with women who say they were victimized by Jeffrey Epstein as he works to secure the support of key Republican senators; President Trump s longtime teleprompter operator accused of cashing in on advanced access to the president s speeches; and a damaging new report about Democrat Ruben Gallego of Arizona alleging affairs with congressional staffers, raising new questions about what else may be out there. All that and more coming up in just a moment on Your AM Update.
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00:03:00.960he describes as serious vulnerabilities across the nation's election systems. The president
00:03:05.440speaking for nearly half an hour from the White House, outlining several areas he argues leave
00:03:10.260U.S. elections exposed to foreign interference and illegal voting. Mr. Trump, beginning with
00:03:15.840the announcement that his administration is releasing previously classified intelligence
00:03:20.060collected by a new White House task force. This evidence shows that the election system we have
00:03:25.900dangerously exposes and really exposes like levels never thought possible to hacking,
00:03:34.960exploitation, and foreign interference. Just as disturbingly this vital information has for many
00:03:42.400years been covered up and hidden from you. The American people are beautiful, are great American
00:03:48.800people. But that all changes right now. The documents we will release starting tonight
00:03:55.860have been gathered by the White House Government Transparency Task Force. You can see these
00:04:02.180documents for yourself at whitehouse.gov. That's whitehouse.gov. Go check it out.
00:04:09.320The president organizing the newly released intel into what he called, quote, five major areas of concern, beginning with an alleged Chinese breach involving the personal information of hundreds of millions of American voters.
00:04:21.480Over a period of years, starting during the 2020 election cycle, the People's Republic of China carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history, resulting in China's illicit acquisition of 220 million U.S. voter files.
00:04:42.800That information includes names, addresses, phone numbers, political party preferences, and other sensitive data that would be needed to register to vote and engage in other nefarious activities, which is exactly what was happening.
00:04:59.780This data loss presents an unprecedented election security nightmare.
00:05:05.120President Trump adding that raw intelligence obtained by the FBI in 2020 alleged China
00:05:09.960attempted to manufacture illegal ballots for Joe Biden, while accusing officials inside
00:05:14.860the intelligence community of suppressing reports about Beijing's activities and withholding
00:05:21.700Mr. Trump turning next to a Department of Homeland Security review, he says, offers
00:05:25.640further evidence that weaknesses extend beyond foreign interference.
00:05:29.280State voter rolls and public records, they identified approximately 278,000 non-citizens who are registered to vote in federal elections.
00:05:40.980Since Democrat states refuse to share their voter files, the real number is actually much higher than that.
00:05:48.820Yet, even this limited analysis found more than a quarter of a million foreigners illegally registered to vote.
00:05:56.880put together these disclosures, reveal an election system so broken and so vulnerable
00:06:02.640that no one can possibly defend it. It is not defensible.
00:06:08.100The president then outlining the federal response to the declassified findings.
00:06:12.620In light of the brand new and irrefutable information I have revealed tonight,
00:06:18.400my administration is in the process of notifying the states whose election data was compromised by
00:06:25.760the People's Republic of China and many others. We will be working closely to mitigate any harm,
00:06:33.180and we're taking swift action to ensure that sensitive voter data is better protected
00:06:38.760so we can never be bought, we can never be hacked, and we can never watch a stolen election again.
00:06:47.900The president ending his remarks with a call to action.
00:06:50.920Congress must pass the Safe America Act. How easy is that to do unless you want to cheat?
00:07:00.480The only reason you wouldn't do it is you want to cheat because your policies are so bad and your candidates are so pathetic that you can't get away or can't get elected any other way.0.60
00:07:12.320This landmark bill requires that all voters must show photo voter ID.
00:07:19.700These reforms are urgently needed to stop the vulnerabilities that I've mentioned.
00:07:25.180To all Americans, I ask you to pick up your phone tomorrow, call your representatives in the House and Senate,
00:07:31.520and demand that they pass the Save America Act without delay.
00:07:37.100Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche meeting yesterday afternoon with women who say they
00:07:43.180were victimized by Jeffrey Epstein after a key Republican senator made the sit-down a condition
00:07:48.680of supporting Blanche's nomination to permanently lead the DOJ. Several of the women seen arriving0.99
00:07:54.540at Justice Department headquarters for the private meeting with Blanche. It was not immediately clear
00:07:59.580whether their attorneys joined them inside. The meeting coming just hours after GOP Senator Tom
00:08:04.920Tillis of North Carolina announced he would not vote to advance Blanche's nomination until the
00:08:10.700acting attorney general personally heard from the women or met with them through their counsel.
00:08:15.440Senator Tillis delivering the ultimatum during yesterday morning's second day of confirmation
00:08:19.720proceedings as Republican and Democrat witnesses testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
00:08:25.280Mr. Blanche said very quickly yesterday that he would meet with the victims, the Epstein victims
00:08:33.120today if it could be arranged. I understand the restriction. The council has to be present. I
00:08:38.880expect that meeting to occur before I'm willing to vote out of this committee. And I'm trying to
00:08:43.540get to yes, but this is a very important part of getting to yes. There should not be any reason
00:08:51.100why, based on what Mr. Blanche said yesterday, if he said that he would do it today, then he can
00:08:56.560certainly do it over the next two weeks. Blanche cannot afford to lose Republican support on the
00:09:01.580committee. Senator Tillis's opposition would leave him without enough votes to advance if
00:09:06.260every Democrat votes against him, as they are expected to do. Blanche facing pressure over
00:09:11.640the issue during Wednesday's hearing, telling Democrat Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois that
00:09:16.560DOJ ethics rules limited his ability to communicate directly with Epstein victims.
00:09:22.340Will you meet with these 10 survivors? I'm asking you on the record.
00:09:25.920If they have lawyers, as you know, I'm prohibited from meeting directly with them.
00:09:29.940I have met with counsel for survivors, as has many people in the Department of Justice, over 30.
00:09:36.020But if they are represented by counsel, we will work with their counsel.
00:09:39.040If they don't have a lawyer, I will certainly make arrangements to make sure the right people at the Department of Justice meet with them.
00:09:44.640Will you get it done within the next 30 days?
00:09:47.680I will get it done today if that's necessary.
00:09:50.680My point is there's somebody here who can meet with them today, get their information, and arrange to meet with them.
00:09:56.160The committee is expected to vote on Blanche's nomination at its next meeting in roughly two weeks.
00:10:03.280Coming up, a White House staffer placed on unpaid leave after allegedly using inside access to President Trump's speeches to make a six-figure profit on prediction markets.
00:10:15.180And Democrat Senator Ruben Gallego accused of sleeping with congressional staffers during his years in the House as fresh questions about his judgment threaten his 2028 ambitions.
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00:11:34.380President Trump's longtime teleprompter operator accused of turning advanced access to the
00:11:39.840president's speeches into more than $100,000 in prediction market winnings. ABC News reporting
00:11:46.300Gabriel Perez is negotiating a potential settlement with federal regulators over
00:11:50.920allegations he used inside knowledge to bet on the words President Trump would mention in more
00:11:55.740than a dozen speeches. Perez operating Mr. Trump's teleprompter since his first presidential campaign
00:12:02.020in 2016 and, according to ABC sources, is often among the final staff members to review the
00:12:08.440president's prepared remarks and receive his last-minute changes. The wager is taking place
00:12:13.460on Kalshi's so-called mentions markets, where users can bet on whether a public figure will
00:12:18.580use particular words, phrases, or subjects during an appearance. The New York Times reporting Perez
00:12:24.020wagered on relatively common material, including country names and economic terms. Investigators
00:12:29.980reportedly finding Perez sometimes sold his position while a speech was underway if President
00:12:35.040Trump skipped a section containing a word Perez had bet would appear. A lawyer representing
00:12:40.520Calci says its surveillance team identified the suspicious trading and referred it to the
00:12:44.820Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, which regulates the platform. Perez is reportedly
00:12:50.320cooperating with the investigation. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt, back from
00:12:54.920maternity leave, addressing the report yesterday. Who is running the teleprompter tonight after
00:13:00.220this report that the other guy is now under investigation for making money off of reading
00:13:04.940the president's speech? Obviously, I'm aware of the report. The president is too. I spoke with
00:13:09.660him about it. He believes it's deeply unfortunate and, frankly, a disgrace. The White House
00:13:14.720has extremely strict ethical guidelines with respect to issues like this. This individual
00:13:20.980will no longer be here. He'll be on paid administrative leave. I'm sorry, without pay.
00:13:26.380The administrative leave is unpaid, to be very clear. That was a decision by the president. So
00:13:31.580I think that speaks for itself. The alleged bet spanning more than a dozen presidential
00:13:36.020speeches over roughly three months, including February's State of the Union, a December
00:13:40.600primetime address, Mr. Trump's January appearance at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland,
00:13:45.780and a Medal of Honor ceremony in March, according to ABC. The White House later warning staff in a
00:13:51.060March 24th email against using their government positions or non-public information to place bets,
00:13:56.740Perez reportedly acknowledging some of the trades during an interview with regulators in recent
00:14:00.880months, the CFTC also referring the case to federal prosecutors in Manhattan who declined