About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing controversies surrounding the Traitor Fund, Trump's nomination of Todd Blanche as Attorney General, and various political and legal developments.

Today's Headlines: The fate of the Traitor Fund remains unknown — Blanche said they're dropping it but won't put it in writing, Trump said he loves it but "ask the lawyers," Senate Democrats tried to force a vote to block it and Republicans voted against the block anyway, and January 6th defendants are already filing claims — while what is confirmed is that Trump is still getting permanent IRS audit immunity for himself and his family regardless. Meanwhile, Trump is officially nominating Todd Blanche — his personal criminal defense attorney — as permanent Attorney General, while Bill Pulte, the family friend with no intelligence experience named as acting DNI, is already being phased out with Trump hinting he'll be tasked with investigating whether past elections were rigged. In slightly more satisfying news, Trump's name is officially coming off the Kennedy Center less than a week after a judge ordered it — off the facade, out of email signatures, and off employee ID cards. In other news, John Bolton pleaded guilty to illegally retaining classified national security documents after Iranian hackers breached his email, agreeing to pay over $2 million with up to 60 months in prison…

Topics covered

• politics
• legal issues
• government appointments
• Trump administration
• national security
• food aid cuts
• Middle East conflict

Keywords

• Traitor Fund
• Todd Blanche
• Attorney General
• John Bolton
• Kennedy Center
• food aid cuts
• Israel Lebanon ceasefire
• Trump
• IRS audit immunity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kennedy Center, Trump, Senate Democrats, Republicans

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