About this episode
The episode discusses various legal issues involving the Justice Department, Southern Poverty Law Center, and notable figures like Kash Patel and John Brennan.
The Justice Department has filed charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center which appears to contain serious legal defects. A judge tosses Kash Patel’s defamation lawsuit against former FBI Assistant Director for Counterintelligence Frank Figliuzzi The FBI is said to have investigated a New York Times reporter who wrote an article about Kash Patel’s girlfriend. Todd Blanche has tapped Joe DiGenova to take over the investigation into ex CIA chief John Brennan and others. The Justice Department has agreed to pay $1.25 million to Carter Page for the investigation into him during Trump’s first term Jeanine Pirro has dropped the criminal investigation of Jerome Powell, which was holding up Trump's nomination of Warsh to take his place next month. Plus listener questions.
Topics covered
- Justice Department
- Southern Poverty Law Center
- defamation lawsuit
- FBI investigation
- Carter Page settlement
- listener questions
Keywords
- Justice Department
- Southern Poverty Law Center
- Kash Patel
- defamation lawsuit
- Carter Page
- FBI
- Jeanine Pirro
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Justice Department, Southern Poverty Law Center, FBI, New York Times
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