About this episode
The episode discusses recent political developments including Trump's nominations and ongoing investigations related to his administration.
President Trump says he’ll nominate Todd Blanche as Attorney General, and has named Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence. A federal judge has re-opened the case that led to the slush fund settlement to investigate possible collusion and a fraud on the court as Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies he’ll drop the fund but not the Trump family tax immunity. John Bolton takes a plea deal for one felony count of mishandling national defense information. Amid personnel changes at the Justice Department and the Pentagon, 2020 Election Denier Kurt Olsen joins the US Attorneys Office in the Southern District of Florida. The lead prosecutor in the seashells case leaves. A January 6th rioter gets a sensitive counterterrorism job. Plus listener questions.
Topics covered
- Trump administration
- Attorney General nomination
- national security
- Justice Department changes
- January 6th
- collusion investigation
Keywords
- Trump
- Todd Blanche
- Bill Pulte
- John Bolton
- Kurt Olsen
- Justice Department
- January 6th
- collusion
- national defense
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: US Attorneys Office, Justice Department, Pentagon, Southern District of Florida
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