DOJ Indicts Fauci Aide Over Deleted Emails, FOIA Scheme
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Jim and Greg discuss the indictment of a Fauci aide, Texas polling, and Chicago schools' May Day rally encouragement.
Join Jim and Greg for the Friday 3 Martini Lunch as they assess the Justice Department indictment of a close aide to Dr. Anthony Fauci, a new poll showing Texas Democrat James Talarico narrowly leading both Republicans in the U.S. Senate race, and Chicago schools urging students to attend far left May Day rallies. First, they react to the Justice Department indicting David Morens, a longtime associate of Dr. Fauci at the National Institutes of Health, for allegedly destroying government records tied to the COVID-19 outbreak to evade Freedom of Information Act requests. Jim and Greg explain how this looks like an open and shut case and why NIH officials did not want to comply. Next, they dig into new Texas polling showing Democrat James Talarico with slim leads over both Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton ahead of their late-May Republican runoff. Jim explains why he believes Cornyn is far likelier than Paxton to defeat Talarico and why this race could divert GOP funds from other tough races. Then they slam Chicago Public Schools for encouraging students to skip class and attend far-left May Day rallies, even offering busing. Jim and Greg discuss the deterioration of…
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Hosts: Jim Geraghty, Greg Corombos
Topics covered
- DOJ indictment
- COVID-19 records
- Texas Senate race
- Chicago schools
- May Day rallies
- political commentary
Keywords
- DOJ
- Fauci
- Texas
- Chicago schools
- May Day
- indictment
- COVID-19
- politics
- polling
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: National Institutes of Health, Chicago Public Schools
Places: Texas, Chicago, Washington
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