News Brief (April 20): Trump Courthouse Incident, Sidney Powell’s Victory, RNC’s 2024 Strategy, and Planned Parenthood Controversy | AUDIO

Published on April 20, 2024

Good morning, and welcome to The Epoch Times News Brief for Saturday, April 20, 2024. I’m Bill Thomas, and today, we’re diving into some urgent topics, which include a shocking self-immolation near the Trump trial courthouse, certain controversial abortion statistics, the RNC’s plans for election integrity in 2024, and a thwarted school shooting plot in Maryland. In our last story, we’ll share with you the reasons behind yesterday’s sudden 911 outages. Let’s get started with our first big story for today: a man sets himself on fire outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump’s trial is taking place....

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