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I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley with guest host, Michelle Toffoia, host of the Michelle Toffoia podcast. It's Friday, May 31st, and this is your Morning Wire Afternoon Update. 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.

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 for November fifth. Remember, November fifth is the most important day in the history of our country. Thank you very much, everybody.

The Trump campaign announced this morning that it's received 35 million in small dollar donations in less than 24 hours. That's a record-breaking haul. Some big dollar donors have also announced that they're now giving to Trump's re-election effort, including Silicon Valley venture capitalist Sean Maguire. He announced on Twitter that despite voting for Hillary in 2016 and no one in 2020, the Democrats' law fair has converted him to Team Trump. He gave $300,000 following the verdict yesterday.

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 secret back channel between the two. Fauci has until June 12th to provide the requested information.

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.

Senate Democrats Dick Durban 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 sixth and former President Trump. Alito himself had already refused congressional request 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 to individual justices.

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Chad Daybell has been found guilty of murdering his first wife and his second wife's two children. Daybell and his second wife, Laurie Vallo, were part of a spiritual cult that led them to kill Daybell Dabell's first wife, Tammy, just weeks before he then married Valo. Laurie Valo was convicted in May 2023 of the murder of her two children, 17-year-old Tilly Ryan and seven-year-old JJ Valo, and was sentenced to life without parole. The prosecution will seek the death penalty for Dabell.

Question number one, is Chad Guy Dabell not guilty or guilty of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder of Tilly Ryan and grand theft by deception? Guilty. Question number two, is Chad Guy Dabell not guilty or guilty of first-degree murder of Tilly Ryan? Guilty. Question number three, is Chad Guy Dabell not guilty or guilty of conspiracy to commit first-duty murder of Joshua Jackson-Vallo and grand theft by deception. Guilty.

President Biden has authorized Ukraine to hit targets inside Russia using weapons supplied by the US. Germany followed the US also granting use of its weapons inside Russia. This is a major policy shift in the first time a US 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 counterfire.

Boeing CEO and other company executives met with the FAA Thursday to lay out planned improvements at the airline manufacturer. Daily Wire contributor, Matthew Sanofski, has details of Boeing's new safety plan.

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 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.

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 souls have gone mainstream. Birkenstock is now offering several close-toed models of its Cork Bay shoe, and consumers can't get enough. For the first time ever, sales of Birkenstocks' close-toed shoes, which include clogs, boots, and sneakers, exceeded sales of its sandals. Birkenstock CEO says sandal sales were also up double digits and will remain its core item. And as always, socks are optional.

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