E. Jean Carroll DOJ Investigation, Summer House Reunion & Rep. Castro on Dilley's DNA Machine ft. Peyton Dix

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The episode discusses the DOJ investigation into E. Jean Carroll, features Rep. Joaquin Castro on a Dilley update, and includes insights from Peyton Dix on the Summer House reunion.

Trump's DOJ has reportedly opened an investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll committed perjury by denying outside funding for her lawsuits, specifically from a Reid Hoffman nonprofit. Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès on why this is the DOJ going after another Trump enemy, why Todd Blanche has recused himself, and what this means for Carroll's $88 million in judgments. Then Rep. Joaquin Castro joins from the road with a Dilley update: a DNA swabbing machine that only exists at Dilley, an "anonymous" assault hotline that requires a personal PIN, a 15-year-old soccer player missing the last week of school, and why blocking ICE funding is the only real lever Congress has left. Then Peyton Dix, co-host of Higher Ground's Lemme Say This, on the Summer House reunion Part 1: Amanda Batula said "f*** off" to Ciara Miller on the first question, West just sat there, the "from being capital to owning capital" audience question that nobody needed, and where this franchise goes from here. Plus: Keke Palmer and Sean Evans- is this a soft launch or does the internet just need serotonin? Topics: E Jean Carroll DOJ investigation perjury Reid Hoffman, Todd Blanche, Rep Joaquin Castro Dilley…

People in this episode

Hosts: Meredith Lynch, Rebecca Sananès

Guests: Rep. Joaquin Castro, Peyton Dix

Topics covered

• E. Jean Carroll DOJ investigation
• Dilley DNA machine
• Rep. Joaquin Castro
• Summer House reunion
• perjury investigation
• Todd Blanche recusal
• Keke Palmer and Sean Evans

Keywords

• E. Jean Carroll
• DOJ investigation
• Dilley DNA machine
• Rep. Joaquin Castro
• Summer House reunion
• perjury
• Todd Blanche
• Keke Palmer
• Sean Evans

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Organizations: CoreCivic, HBO

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