A news segment discusses two major topics. Firstly, it reports on Robert Mueller impaneling a grand jury in Washington to investigate Russia's interference in the 2016 US elections. The host speculates that this could lead to possible indictments, making it a bad day for President Donald Trump.
The segment then shifts to discussing police accountability, particularly with regards to body cameras. The host shows a video of a Baltimore police officer appearing to plant evidence, which was captured by the officer's own body camera. The host criticizes the officer's method of planting evidence, saying they should have made it more convincing.
The segment also discusses a study by Stanford University that found black and Hispanic drivers are more likely to be stopped and searched by police than white drivers, but less likely to have contraband. The host jokes about a fictional product called the "Leo Deblin Forever Taillight," which is supposedly indestructible and would prevent police from pulling over minority drivers for broken taillights.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury in Washington to investigate Russia's interference in the 2016 elections.
2. A grand jury gives Mueller the power to put witnesses under oath, issue subpoenas, and possibly issue indictments.
3. The Washington Post released the full transcript of phone calls between President Trump and the president of Mexico and the prime minister of Australia.
4. The transcripts show that Trump discussed the wall with the president of Mexico and suggested that they both respond to questions about who will pay for the wall by saying "we will work it out."
5. Two videos have surfaced showing Baltimore police officers planting evidence in drug cases.
6. In one video, an officer is seen placing a can in a location, then returning to it and pulling out a bag of drugs.
7. In the second video, officers are seen searching a car without finding any evidence, then turning off their body cameras and later turning them back on to show one of the officers pulling out a bag of drugs.
8. Researchers at Stanford University analyzed 60 million state patrol stops in 20 states and found that black drivers are issued 20% more tickets than white drivers.
9. The study also found that Hispanic drivers receive 30% more tickets than other drivers and are most likely to be searched, but least likely to have contraband.
10. The study found that in areas where police regularly make broken taillight stops, stops of black and Hispanic people are both about 20% more likely for broken taillights than stops of white people.