Political Rewind: Trump found liable in assault, libel civil case; UGA declines White House invite

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The University of Georgia national championship football team, seen here celebrating in January, declined an invitation to the White House, citing scheduling conflict.

Credit: AP Photo/Alex Slitz

The panel:

Andra Gillespie, professor, Emory University, @AndraGillespie

Chauncey Alcorn, politics reporter, Capital B, @CLamontLives

Greg Bluestein, senior reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, @bluestein

Matt Brown, democracy reporter, The Washington Post, @mrbrownsir

The breakdown:

1. A jury finds Trump liable for battery and defamation in E. Jean Carroll trial.

•  A federal jury has found former President Donald Trump liable for battery and defamation in the lawsuit brought by writer E. Jean Carroll.
  • Carroll says he raped her in a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s.
• Trump faces criminal charges in New York state over hush money payments made to a porn actress and the possibility of charges in Georgia.

2. Title 42 is set to expire tomorrow. 

• The pandemic-era rule allowed officials to turn away asylum seekers without a hearing. 
• Now an influx of as many as 10,000 migrants per day are expected. 

3. UGA declines White House invitation after wining national championship.

• According to a statement released by the Georgia athletic association on Tuesday, the Bulldogs will not be able to attend a June 12 event with other college teams at the White House. 
• The statement from Georgia says the team's schedule interferes with the suggested date which was provided in an invitation received earlier this month.
  • Georgia did not provide more specifics of the schedule conflict.

Thursday on Political Rewind: Bill Nigut is in conversation with thought leaders on gun violence and school safety. 

*Note- this conversation took place before the mass shooting in Midtown Atlanta last week.