About this episode

The episode discusses recent headlines including ICE's pause on arrests after deadly incidents, Elon Musk's potential bribery charges, and ongoing investigations related to Epstein.

Today's Headlines: ICE has halted most traffic stop arrests nationwide after killing two people in one week who weren't even their targets — and before that pause could even be properly announced, a third ICE-related death occurred in Florida when a man fleeing an early morning gas station stop was hit by a tractor-trailer, bringing the week's total to three. Elon Musk has been referred for potential criminal prosecution in Wisconsin after a bipartisan election board found probable cause he violated the state's bribery law by handing $1 million checks to voters during last year's Supreme Court race — his guy lost by ten points anyway, so the bribery was both illegal and ineffective. The Supreme Court is requesting $15 million in additional security funding after threats against justices jumped 25% last year and are expected to jump another 40% this year. On the Epstein Files beat, Todd Blanche's Senate confirmation hearing to become the real attorney general is today, right as New Mexico's attorney general accused him of obstructing the state's investigation into Epstein's Zorro Ranch — where documents allege Epstein had two women buried — so the timing is immaculate. On Iran…

People in this episode

Host: Betches Media

Topics covered

• ICE arrests
• Elon Musk bribery
• Supreme Court security
• Epstein investigation
• Iran tensions
• Trump administration policies

Keywords

• ICE
• Elon Musk
• bribery
• Supreme Court
• Epstein
• Trump
• Iran
• New Mexico
• Florida
• Utah

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ICE, Supreme Court

Places: Wisconsin, Florida, New Mexico, Iran, Utah

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