The Mount Rushmore of D.C. Chaos: Trump, Bondi, Noem, Patel

About this episode

Michael and Mélissa discuss various legal and political issues including Trump's weekend events and a viral murder trial in Hawaii.

Michael and Mélissa discuss AirBnB complaints, Trump's insane weekend spawning calls from across the aisle to invoke the 25th Amendment, Kristi Noem's husband, Pam Bondi's firing, hacking Kash Patel, and a deep dive into a viral attempted murder trial between a husband and wife in Hawaii that plays out like a season of The White Lotus.  Brief Recess is a new weekly legal podcast from Exactly Right Media. Follow Brief Recess wherever you get your podcasts, and watch full video episodes every Thursday on the Brief Recess YouTube channel!  https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess Find Michael on Instagram @dept_of_redundancy_dept or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche . Got legal questions? Email  briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com . Episode Links:  https://www.girasoltexas.org/donate.html  https://www.girasolnola.org/donate  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael Foote, Mélissa Malebranche

Topics covered

• D.C. politics
• Trump
• legal issues
• AirBnB complaints
• viral trials
• 25th Amendment
• hacking

Keywords

• Trump
• 25th Amendment
• AirBnB
• Kristi Noem
• Pam Bondi
• Kash Patel
• Hawaii trial
• The White Lotus

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AirBnB

Books & works: The White Lotus

Places: Hawaii

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