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Ken Dilanian on X: "It’s hard to convey what a crushing blow this is to the Justice Department and the criminal justice system. This was the biggest criminal investigation in American history. Many of these people were sentenced by Trump appointed judges." Rich Villodas on X: "More than anything, today is a great day for the Church to take seriously the Sermon on the Mount. May we as followers of Jesus organize our lives around his presence and his teachings, offering a prophetic and priestly witness that confounds the world." Hospice nurse reveals the heartbreaking regret most people have before they dieSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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House Ethics Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) reacts to former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) withdrawing from consideration to serve as President-elect Trump's attorney general. NBC News Senior White House Reporter Peter Nicholas evaluates Trump's Day 1 priorities ahead of his return to the White House. NBC News Correspondents Vaughn Hillyard, Ryan Nobles and Ken Dilanian report on the fallout on Capitol Hill and the DOJ after Gaetz drops his bid.

On today's episode of Above Average Intelligence, Marc is joined by longtime friend, award-winning national security journalist, and current justice and intelligence correspondent for NBC News Ken Dilanian. Ken offers insight into both his former roles on the intelligence beat as well as his current experiences covering the DOJ, in addition to his analysis of navigating the fine lines between the media, the government, and foreign interference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of Above Average Intelligence, Marc is joined by longtime friend, award-winning national security journalist, and current justice and intelligence correspondent for NBC News Ken Dilanian. Ken offers insight into both his former roles on the intelligence beat as well as his current experiences covering the DOJ, in addition to his analysis of navigating the fine lines between the media, the government, and foreign interference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NBC's Ken Dilanian, Vaughn Hillyard and Courtney Kube join Meet the Press NOW to give the latest updates, after the Trump campaign said the former president was briefed on "real and specific" assassination threats from Iran. NBC's Chuck Todd discusses Vice President Kamala Harris' efforts to assuage concerns on the economy. NBC News International Correspondent Matt Bradley reports from Beirut, following escalating tensions between Israel and Lebanon. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor explains what to expect from Volodymyr Zelenskyy's meeting with President Biden. Chris Cillizza, Charlie Dent and Ashley Etienne debrief polls showing a pronounced gender gap ahead of November.

Ukraine's surprise incursion of Russia's Kursk region captures territory and stuns the Kremlin; the Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago with concerns of divisions in the party over support for Israel in its war in the Gaza Strip; U.S. intelligence is on high alert after foreign hacking attempts on both former President Donald Trump's and Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential campaigns; and Mexico turns down Ukraine's request for it to uphold warrants to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin by the International Criminal Court.      Mentioned on the Podcast   Tim Alberta, “Trump Is Planning for a Landslide Win,” The Atlantic   Kevin Collier, Ken Dilanian, and Dan De Luce, “FBI Says It's Investigating Efforts to Hack Trump and Biden-Harris Campaigns,” NBC News   Alina Lobzina and Anton Troianovski, “Ukraine's Incursion Into Russia Flips the Script on Putin,” New York Times   Jonathan Weisman, “Worried About a Convention Clash, Democrats Woo Uncommitted Delegates,” New York Times For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/twnw/ukraine-pushes-russia-2024-dnc-begins-foreign-hacking-targets-trump-and-harris-and-more 

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SERIES 2 EPISODE 204: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: If Joe Biden had been pulling his punches in fighting back against the Trump/Supreme Court conspiracy to subvert democracy, he stopped doing so last night. To my mind he should take the Court's unprecedented decision to transform our form of government into a monarchy by the fabrication of something called 'presidential immunity' by showing how it works, announcing he was adding six seats to the Court by Executive Order, and daring SCOTUS to stop him. But as a start, Biden took off the gloves, insisting the American people should join him and Justice Sotomayor in dissenting from the Court immunity decision. Biden attacked Trump by name, said that because the Supreme Court had done “a terrible disservice to this nation” by preventing a Trump trial on January 6th before the election, that therefore the people “must decide” on Trump, and acknowledged “there are virtually no limits to what a president can do." It was a clear declaration of war on the Supreme Court; it was a clear re-positioning of Trump from an unprincipled political opponent to a menace to our form of government. “Any president will be free to ignore the law.”He closed with “may god help preserve our democracy.” The Supreme Court has thrown out 248 years of American history – more really – at the start of the week in which we CELEBRATE that 248thbirthday. As Sotomayor also noted, Alexander Hamilton was specific about the necessity to have a FORMER president be subject to possible prosecution for any crimes he committed, IN OFFICE, because THAT would be one of the key differences between the new United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain, from which we had to stage a revolution to free ourselves. THEIR king was “sacred and inviolable.” OUR president would be subject to “personal punishment and disgrace.” As to the nomination uncertainty: the polls continue to be inconclusive and the tightrope just gets longer. I remain agnostic on the outcome (I want whatever wins). But I want to suggest that the logical extension of calling for Biden to drop off the ticket because you don't think he's sharp enough to win re-election and/or serve another term, is to say he's not sharp enough to be president NOW - and should resign. If you're going to be cynical enough to force him out of office later, why not now, when you could still offer new president Kamala Harris as the incumbent on Election Day? B-Block (31:40) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Ken Dilanian of NBC, Matthew Belloni of Puck, and Ben Smith of Semafor all miss the point of the Biden candidacy story. Ralph Nader blames Hillary for the Chief Justice appointed the president who is Nader's fault. Worst Persons Hall of Famer Bill O'Reilly makes up a story about Biden quitting (but it must be true! It's from the Bill-O'Reilly-Dot-Com-News-Headquarters!) C-Block (42:10) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: Another 4th of July falling in the middle of another week, just like it did the year I started my professional career in network radio simply because... the 4th of July was falling in the middle of another week and they needed somebody unemployed, cheap, and immediately.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SERIES 2 EPISODE 140: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: The story that Robert F. Kennedy Junior wants football quarterback Aaron Rodgers to be his Vice President has now mutated from the ludicrous real life realms of the proverbial idiocracy, to shameful and disgusting and disqualifying and it is now SO bad that he will be lucky, WHEN this is over – IF it is ever over – if he still has a football career. It is THAT bad. CNN's Pamela Brown now reveals that nearly ELEVEN years ago – she was introduced to Aaron Rodgers at a post-Kentucky Derby party and, quoting Brown's story: “Hearing that she was a journalist with CNN, Rodgers immediately began attacking the news media for covering up important stories. Rodgers brought up the tragic killing of 20 children and 6 adults by a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School, claiming it was actually a government inside job and the media was intentionally ignoring it.” The WORST conspiracy theory of them all. THE worst. The Alex Jones stuff. The unforgivable, Rorshach test for insanity, inhumanity, depravity. And Aaron Rodgers not only failed it, he failed it nearly eleven years ago, and he failed it, and he failed it VOLUNTARILY – he was the one who brought it up, TO a reporter, TO a reporter who has somehow restrained herself from reporting it for nearly eleven years. And the nightmare-within-a-nightmare is: Aaron Rodgers is (or at best was) a Sandy Hook denier. And frankly I don't know if, in RFK Junior's eyes, that fact ELIMINATES Rodgers as a potential running mate, or… it clinches the spot for him. Also: The GOP has a new Biden Impeachment Plan: DON'T Impeach Biden. Don Lemon! You effed up! You trusted Musk! The Trump Mafia is celebrating the Georgia judge throwing out a handful of charges, but of course if he were going to throw out the whole case over Fani Willis on Friday, why would he bother to cull a few indictments now? And Alina Habba Dabba Do has the nerve to joke about Fani's name. B-Block (21:08) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: After Marjorie Taylor Greene may have baited President Biden into misidentifying murder victim Laken Riley as "Lincoln" (or at best she made exactly the same mistake the president did), Trump has autographed a photo of the poor woman in which he has written her name - and MISSPELLED IT. NBC's Ken Dilanian gets further and further into the right wing talking points on the disastrous Hur hearing. And Nancy Mace, who shamed fellow rape victims and herself by endorsing Trump after the E. Jean Carroll verdicts, is still demanding George Stephanopoulos apologize for what... SHE did. C-Block (30:00) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: In a brand new edition, this sounds like a terrifying and tragic story about another one of my dogs - my goofy boy Ted - until you get to the end where it turns out I'm just a lucky idiot and Ted's fine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hope you didn't miss my last scribbling. If you did, shame on you! Give a read (or a listen) and the following will make more sense. At least I hope so!Here's quick summary: The Extreme Democrats must destroy the Supreme Court. With today's 9-0 decision, SCOTUS spanked Colorado, Illinois and Maine for removing Trump's name from their ballots via their presumed authority of the 14th Amendment which stipulates candidates who engaged in an “insurrection or rebellion” against the United States  should be prevented from holding office. Of course, the Extreme Liberals consistently fail to mention there was no formal charge. There was no trial. There was no conviction of insurrection. Trump was charged by a federal special counsel in connection with the 2020 election, but not for insurrection, rebellion, or related charges. Only the Extreme Democrats, the MSM and similarly disposed political elements repeat the notion ad nauseam then get their panties in a wad when the legal framework doesn't yield the conclusion of their favorite fantasy. The Supreme Robes unanimously agreed this was Federal territory and States didn't have the legal biceps to pull him off.However…It didn't take but a couple hours before the Extreme Dems PR firm, the print and talking pundits of the MSM, were hard at work disparaging the ruling – despite what an “easy decision” this was. CNN, MSNBC, the NYT were first to seize on the 4 Justices (3 liberal; one conservative) who took exception to the length and breadth of the decision, saying in essence, the Majority went too far; that it ‘closed the door' to other potential circumstances that could come before the Court someday. The fact that the dissenting Justices were all the females on the bench did not go unnoticed by the Liberals. (This will be important for Conspiracy Theory validation later)Here's a sampling of the Pity Party in full dudgeonNBC's Ken Dilanian on X: “This is another example among many that are playing out right now of the Supreme Court playing a huge role in American elections and it's not necessarily the case that that's a good thing for the Supreme Court. The approval level of the court at historic lows…It's going to be seen by many as the court essentially interfering in some sense in the election and so this is sort playing out here in terms of how we assess the Supreme Court and its legacy (emphasis added)It's always fascinating how Extreme Democrats and their pundit puppets always site popularity polls to justify their objection to something like the Rule of Law that isn't subject to winning popularity contests. The law is the law. It is applied in a formal manner and it can be changed in a formal manner. Gallup, Pew and other polls aren't it nor are they part of the procedure.Another: Tom Elliott, MSNBC – “Not since Bush v Gore have we seen a Court that's had this many opportunities to interfere in the election” Mr. Elliott confines his criticism to the US Supreme Court, ignoring the Colorado Supreme Court that unilaterally took Trump off the ballot, resulting in the appeal and decision we're seeing today. Liberal ‘journalists' must believe disparaging SCOTUS when it makes a decision they don't like is the best way to “save our Democracy”.CNN: “Unfortunately for America, the court isn't necessarily wrong, that this is the way the Framers wanted it to be.” “Unfortunately”??!! Yeah, the Founding Dads were the worst when it came to wanting ‘a more perfect Union'. Those bastards!Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (the loser): “My larger reaction is disappointment. States should be able under our Constitution to bar oath-breaking insurrectionists…So ultimately it will be up to the American voters to save our Democracy in November.” DANG! Up to the Voters and not the Colorado Supreme Court! She keeps using that word -- I don't think Democracy means what she thinks it means. Notice whenever Extreme Democrats and their Liberal companions talk about “Saving our Democracy”, they really mean One Party Authoritarian Rule. TheirsSo how does all this help confirm the progress of our New Conspiracy Theory – to destroy the Supreme Court?The immediate MSM gang tackling and piling on condemnation and illegitimacy of the Court as a conservative tool of Trump. In its current form, SCOTUS is an enemy of ‘our Democracy”;That all four female Justices disagreed with the all-male majority is the beginning of Toxic Male influence and, except for Clarence Thomas spoiling the trifecta, White Supremacy is another bad actor preventing Extreme Liberals' acceptable outcomes. Packing the Court with more cooler-headed, compassionate Women in touch with their Feelings will come to be the only way to get Liberal Approved decisions;Polling and popularity are more important than the Rule of Law. We must have more of them to prove that without change, how MAGA Conservatives controlling  their Supreme Court are a threat to our Democracy;Voters cannot be trusted in November to ‘defend our Democracy'.So these make up the sermons and chorus the MSM will be preaching and singing over the coming weeks. Bear in mind, this is just the first of coming SCOTUS decisions. That it was declared a victory for the Orange Man established the foundation for the flaming comments that will dominate the MSM. As law professor Jonathan Turley opined on FOX, there will be voices in opposition and they will be amplified at different places. The remaining questions before the court – Presidential immunity, “insurrection”, classified documents – any of those that do not side with the Extreme Democrats will turn up the volume and frequency in defaming the Supreme Court. That will add legitimacy to the two-tiered Lawfare currently practiced by the Biden DOJ and lower courts run by Soros –backed Distract Attorneys and Mayors. That will encourage more civil unrest as illegal immigrants and certain American citizens see this as permission to break laws with impunity. Just like Joe Biden does. Start preparing. The confirmation of this New Conspiracy Theory is going to make a long hot summer. Maybe longer.Subscribe now and I'll keep you posted on this and other games government plays. Brian Wilson Writes is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Brian Wilson Writes at brianwilsonwrites.substack.com/subscribe

Former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-S.C.) sits down with Kristen Welker ahead of Super Tuesday. President Biden announces aid airdrops in Gaza. Ken Dilanian, Marissa Parra and Garrett Haake cover former President Trump's legal calendar as hearings continue in Florida and Georgia.

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The first installment of the Neal Baer era is a doozy, pitting our intrepid SVUs against the defense-industrial complex. In a momentary distraction from family time, which became all too common during his time on the Unit, Elliot Stabler is pulled away from his family--in this case Maureen, a daughter who follows instructions POORLY--for a case in which he literally cannot help but become embroiled. Sure, jurisdiction and the vic's very speculative status as a special victim as it burned to a crisp are real-life hurdles that are completely ignored as Stabler and the Unit dig into the vic's eventually uncovered extremely terrible past.Along the way, we find out that the US government paved the way for an especially odious pedo to victimize innocent youths without any roadblocks or pushback. We also get a Stabler traumatized for the first time and the introduction of one of the most beloved characters in the entire L&O universe. Fun is had amidst the tragic but fairly realistic world in which our victims live.Sources:Historical New York City Crime Date - New York City Police DepartmentKillings in the U.S. are dropping at historic rates. Will anyone notice? - David Lauter, Los Angeles TimesMost people think the U.S. crime rate is rising. They're wrong. - Ken Dilanian, NBC NewsDefund the Police? New York City already did. - Nicole Gelinas, Manhattan InstituteMilitary Spending by Country - World Population ReviewMusic:Divorcio Suave - "Munchy Business"Thanks to our gracious Munchies on Patreon: Jeremy S, Jaclyn O, Amy Z, Nikki B, Whitney C, D Reduble, Tony B, Zak B, Barry W, Karen D, Sara L, Miriam J, Drew D, Nicky R, Stuart, Jacqi B, Natalie T, Robyn S, Isabel P, Christine L, Amy A, Sean M, Jay S, Briley O, Asteria K, Suzanne B, Jason S, Tim Y, Douglas P, and John P - y'all are the best!Be a Munchie, too! Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/munchmybensonFollow us on: BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Post, and Reddit (Adam's Twitter/BlueSky and Josh's Twitter/BlueSky/Letterboxd/Substack)Join our Discord: Munch Casts ServerCheck out Munch Merch: Munch Merch at ZazzleCheck out our guest appearances:Both of us on: FMWL Pod (1st Time & 2nd Time), Storytellers from Ratchet Book Club, Chick-Lit at the Movies talking about The Thin Man, and last but not least on the seminal L&O podcast …These Are There Stories (Adam and Josh).Josh debating the Greatest Detectives in TV History on The Great Pop Culture Debate Podcast (BRAND NEW!) and talking SVU/OC on Jacked Up Review Show.Visit Our Website: Munch My BensonEmail the podcast: munchmybenson@gmail.comNext Week's Episode: Season 21, Episode 15 "Swimming with the Sharks"This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5685940/advertisement

Alicia Menendez – in for Nicolle Wallace – discusses the ex-president's request for a mistrial in his civil fraud case as he continues to target court staff, testimony on Capitol Hill from FBI Director Christopher Wray, an update on Israel's raid of Gaza's main hospital, Biden's response to his predecessor's “vermin” remark echoing Nazi rhetoric, the House GOP's divide over funding the government, and more.  Joined by: Lisa Rubin, Glenn Thrush, Rick Stengel, Greg Bluestein, Ken Dilanian, Secretary of State Jocelyn, Cornell Belcher, Eddie Glaude, Steve Patterson, and Tim Miller.

Nicolle Wallace discusses new reporting that sheds light on Special Counsel Jack Smith's ongoing investigation into the plot to overturn the 2020 election, the possibility that the ex-president's allies are turning on him in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' case, a potential meeting between dictators Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, continued fallout from Senator Tommy Tuberville's military blockade, the record breaking sentence for Proud Boy leader Enrique Tarrio, a win for voting rights in Alabama, and more. Joined by: Tim Heaphy, Claire McCaskill, David Jolly, Marcus Childress, Admiral James Stavridis, Andrew Weissmann, Tamar Hallerman, Betsy Woodruff Swan, Ken Dilanian, Andrew Weissmann, Amy McGrath, and Donna Edwards.

Ayman Mohyeldin – in for Nicolle Wallace – discusses the indictment handed down in Special Counsel Jack Smith's grand jury probe into the 2020 election. Joined by: Ari Melber, Harry Litman, Tim Heaphy, Carol Leonnig, Ken Dilanian, Greg Bluestein, Jackie Alemany, Barbara McQuade, David Jolly, Mary McCord, Andrew Weissmann, Neal Katyal and Lisa Rubin.

MSNBC's Katie Phang hosts "The Beat" on Thursday, July 27, and delivers instant breaking news analysis as Special Counsel Jack Smith brings more charges against Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. Renato Mariotti, Maya Eaglin, Nick Akerman, Bill Kristol, Emily Bazelon and Ken Dilanian join.

Nicolle Wallace discusses breaking news in the investigation of the ex-president's handling of classified documents as a third defendant is named in the case, the looming third indictment of the ex-president in Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation of his role in January 6th, the potential political fallout, and more. Joined by: Andrew Weissmann, Mary McCord, Elaine Luria, Donna Edwards, Miles Taylor, Frank Figliuzzi, Harry Litman, Luke Broadwater, Claire McCaskill, Ken Dilanian, and Tim Heaphy.

Alicia Menendez – in for Nicolle Wallace – discusses the latest in Special Counsel Jack Smith's seemingly imminent second indictment of the ex-president for his role in January 6th and election lies, the GOP allies rallying around him, new reporting on Smith's interest in lies about election fraud in Georgia, the 19 state attorneys general looking to go after people seeking abortions, Governor Ron DeSantis' extremely militarized state guard drawing criticism from recruits, and more. Joined by: Charlie Savage, Barbara McQuade, David Jolly, Garrett Haake, Basil Smikle, Rep. Elissa Slotkin, Tamar Hallerman, Maya Wiley, Alexi McCammond, Ken Dilanian, and Carlos Curbelo.

Hi! This is Lexie of Read by AI. I read human-curated content for you to listen to while working, exercising, commuting, or any other time. Without further ado: Russian mercenary chief speaks out for first time since abandoning mutiny that shook Putin's government by Ken Dilanian and more with NBC News.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (06/20/2023): 3:05pm- Republican Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy—co-founder of Strive Asset Management & author of “Capitalist Punishment: How Wall Street Is Using Your Money to Create a Country You Didn't Vote For”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show LIVE in studio to discuss his campaign, Hunter Biden accepting a plea deal, why he would pardon Donald Trump, how he would handle the Russia-Ukraine war, and his recent trip to Kensington. During the interview Ramaswamy also talks about his unique background—growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio with parents who immigrated to America from India, he would eventually graduate from Harvard University where he studied molecular biology. After numerous successes in the private sector, Ramaswamy is now seeking to drive positive economic and social changes via the public sector. You can learn more about his presidential campaign here: https://www.vivek2024.com. You can watch the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEvFb-rMl1Q 3:30pm- While in studio with Rich, Republican Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy recaps Secretary of State Antony Blinken's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Is it time for the United States to economically decouple from China? PLUS, how would Ramaswamy combat the growing influence of unelected federal bureaucrats? He explains that he would go as far as to shut down the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and replace it with a new bureau that isn't actively constructing, and protecting, an administrative police state.  3:50pm- According to reports, China has a several billion-dollar plan to establish an outpost in Cuba from which they hope to spy on the United States. How would Vivek Ramaswamy address Chinese aggression if he's elected president? 4:05pm- According to The Washington Post, Hunter Biden has “reached a tentative agreement with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to two minor tax crimes and admit to the facts of a gun charge under terms that would likely keep him out of jail.” You can read the full article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/20/hunter-biden-plea-deal/ 4:15pm- Reacting to news that Hunter Biden had accepted a plea deal, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told reporters on Capitol Hill: "If you are the president's leading opponent, the DOJ tries to literally put you in jail” but “if you are the president's son, you get a sweetheart deal." 4:20pm- United States Attorney David Weiss stated that, despite reaching a plea deal, that the investigation into Hunter Biden is “ongoing.” Could this mean that the Justice Department will continue to stonewall Congressional inquiries into the Biden family's relationship with foreign businesses? 4:40pm- Judge Amul Thapar—serves as a Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest book, “The People's Justice: Clarence Thomas and the Constitutional Stories that Define Him.” Judge Thapar explains that Justice Thomas is frequently, and unjustly, the target of criticism due to his originalist judicial philosophy. What is originalism? How does it preserve the U.S. Constitution and protect individual liberties? Judge Thapar tells a story about an event at Yale University honoring Justice Thomas—and how Justice Thomas took time to speak with every person in attendance, including the staff! You can learn more about the book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Peoples-Justice/Amul-Thapar/9781684514526 5:05pm- The Drive at 5: Why is the mainstream media defending Hunter Biden? NBC's Ken Dilanian called Hunter Biden's plea agreement as a “significant victory for Hunter.” Meanwhile, CNN defended the Department of Justice from allegations of political bias. 5:15pm- On Monday night, former President Donald Trump appeared on Fox News with Brett Baier. During the interview, Trump explained why he did not return classified documents to the National Archives when requested: “I wanted to go through the boxes and get all of my personal things out. I don't want to hand that over to NARA yet.” Adding that the boxes had “golf shirts, clothing, pants, shoes” in them. 5:30pm- The Mystery Movie clip + Did Meghan Markle fake her podcast interviews? 5:45pm- Democratic Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his first act as president would be to issue an Executive Order that would ban pharmaceutical advertisements on television. 5:50pm- In a New York Post opinion editorial, Johns Hopkins University Professor Marty Makary documents the “10 reasons we KNOW that COVID-19 leaked from the Wuhan Lab.” You can read the editorial here: https://nypost.com/2023/06/19/10-reasons-we-know-that-covid-19-leaked-from-the-wuhan-lab/ 6:05pm- On Monday night, former President Donald Trump appeared on Fox News with Brett Baier. During the interview, Trump mocked the network for its recent ratings decline following Tucker Carlson's ouster. 6:10pm- While appearing on Fox News with Mark Levin, Rep. James Comer (R-KY) revealed that he is arranging to have numerous witnesses testify in the “Biden family influence peddling” Congressional investigation. 6:30pm- During his interview with Brett Baier on Fox News, former President Donald Trump wondered how Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has accumulated a net worth of over $100 million when her congressional salary is less than $200,000 per year. 6:35pm- Body Mass Index (BMI) measurements are racist! 6:40pm- Bryan Clark—Senior Fellow and Director at the Center for Defense Concepts and Technology at the Hudson Institute & former U.S. Navy Submariner—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the missing submersible that was visiting the wreck of the Titanic at nearly 13,000 feet below water before disappearing. You can read more about the story here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-coast-guard-searches-for-tourist-submersible-visiting-the-titanic-shipwreck-7aa0c773?mod=hp_lead_pos7

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3: The Drive at 5: Why is the mainstream media defending Hunter Biden? NBC's Ken Dilanian called Hunter Biden's plea agreement as a “significant victory for Hunter.” Meanwhile, CNN defended the Department of Justice from allegations of political bias. On Monday night, former President Donald Trump appeared on Fox News with Brett Baier. During the interview, Trump explained why he did not return classified documents to the National Archives when requested: “I wanted to go through the boxes and get all of my personal things out. I don't want to hand that over to NARA yet.” Adding that the boxes had “golf shirts, clothing, pants, shoes” in them. The Mystery Movie clip + Did Meghan Markle fake her podcast interviews? Democratic Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his first act as president would be to issue an Executive Order that would ban pharmaceutical advertisements on television. In a New York Post opinion editorial, Johns Hopkins University Professor Marty Makary documents the “10 reasons we KNOW that COVID-19 leaked from the Wuhan Lab.” You can read the editorial here: https://nypost.com/2023/06/19/10-reasons-we-know-that-covid-19-leaked-from-the-wuhan-lab/

Nicolle Wallace discusses the aftermath of the ex-president's second indictment as he heads to Miami ahead of his arraignment in Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into the handling of classified material, the national security implications for the troves of documents he allegedly kept, increased calls for violence following the indictment that is concerning experts, reactions from 2024 GOP primary candidates, and more. Joined by: Neal Katyal, David Jolly, Katie Benner, John Brennan, Rep. Dan Goldman, Mary McCord, Ben Rhodes, Mike Schmidt, Ken Dilanian, Claire McCaskill, and Cornell Belcher.

Hi! This is Lexie of Read by AI. I read human-curated content for you to listen to while working, exercising, commuting, or any other time. Without further ado: Texas mall shooter shared extremist beliefs against Jews, women and racial minorities on apparent social media page by Brandy Zadrozny, Courtney Kube, Ken Dilanian, Erik Ortiz, Scott Friedman, Deon J. Hampton, Char Adams and The Associated Press with NBC News.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2: ABC News Senior Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas reported that in response to allegations being made by an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower who says that the Biden Administration's Department of Justice is mishandling an investigation into Hunter Biden, Hunter Biden's attorney accused the whistleblower of “committing a crime.” While speaking with Bret Baier on Fox News, Attorney Mark Lyle—representing an IRS whistleblower—said that his client has no political agenda to push by coming forward. The New York Post's Miranda Devine told Fox News' Stuart Varney that if the Joe Biden presidential campaign team pressured intelligence officials to sign a letter claiming Hunter Biden's emails were Russian disinformation, then the now-acting Secretary of State “intentionally planted false information about a foreign nation.” Devine notes that the United States is now involved in a proxy war with Russia in Ukraine. According to a report from Sarah Fitzpatrick, Tom Winter, Ken Dilanian and Michael Kosnar of NBC News, “[f]ederal prosecutors have considered charging Hunter Biden with three tax crimes and a charge related to a gun purchase, said two sources familiar with the matter. The possible charges are two misdemeanor counts for failure to file taxes, a single felony count of tax evasion related to a business expense for one year of taxes, and the gun charge, also a potential felony.” You can read the full report here: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/federal-prosecutors-hunter-biden-taxes-gun-charge-rcna80692 Daniel Turner—Founder & Executive Director of Power the Future—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) reintroducing their Green New Deal legislation. Turner also talks about his recent experience testifying on Capitol Hill where he compared the sudden push for exclusively green energy to communism—both movements completely ignore market forces. He concedes that the green movement may believe they have good intentions, but that many might argue “Mao's economic intentions were also good.” According to a report from Broad + Liberty's Chief Investigative Reporter Todd Shepherd, in the first 16-weeks of 2023 there have been an outlandish 6,334 cars reported stolen in Philadelphia.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (04/21/2023): 3:05pm- According to a report from The New York Post's Miranda Devine, “Joe Biden's presidential campaign prompted former acting CIA Director Mike Morell to ‘help Biden' by organizing 50 colleagues to sign a letter in October 2020 falsely claiming that damning emails from Hunter Biden's laptop published by The Post were Russian disinformation. In private sworn testimony, Morell told the House Judiciary Committee that Antony Blinken, now secretary of state, was the senior campaign official who reached out to him ‘on or before' Oct. 17, 2020, three days after The Post published an email from the laptop suggesting Hunter had introduced his Ukrainian business partner to his father, then-Vice President Biden.” You read Devine's full article here: https://nypost.com/2023/04/20/biden-campaign-pushed-spies-to-write-false-hunter-laptop-letter/ 3:20pm- In a montage posted to Twitter consisting of clips from October 2022, news outlets like CNN, NBC, MSNBC, and CBS can be seen speculating that Hunter Biden's emails were a byproduct of a “foreign intelligence operation” or “Russian disinformation.” 3:45pm- Twitter has removed its signature “blue-check mark” from verified celebrity accounts and now requires anyone who wants verification to pay an $8-per-month subscription fee. Disgusted by the new policy, Better Midler tweeted: “Elon took my blue check away! I'm unverified! After all these years and thousands of tweets and free content, this worm has the nerve to de-certify me!” Rich wonders, Bette Midler does not have $8-a-month? 4:05pm- ABC News Senior Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas reported that in response to allegations being made by an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower who says that the Biden Administration's Department of Justice is mishandling an investigation into Hunter Biden, Hunter Biden's attorney accused the whistleblower of “committing a crime.” 4:10pm- While speaking with Bret Baier on Fox News, Attorney Mark Lyle—representing an IRS whistleblower—said that his client has no political agenda to push by coming forward. 4:15pm- The New York Post's Miranda Devine told Fox News' Stuart Varney that if the Joe Biden presidential campaign team pressured intelligence officials to sign a letter claiming Hunter Biden's emails were Russian disinformation, then the now-acting Secretary of State Antony Blinken “intentionally planted false information about a foreign nation.” Devine notes that the United States is now involved in a proxy war with Russia in Ukraine. 4:20pm- According to a report from Sarah Fitzpatrick, Tom Winter, Ken Dilanian and Michael Kosnar of NBC News, “[f]ederal prosecutors have considered charging Hunter Biden with three tax crimes and a charge related to a gun purchase, said two sources familiar with the matter. The possible charges are two misdemeanor counts for failure to file taxes, a single felony count of tax evasion related to a business expense for one year of taxes, and the gun charge, also a potential felony.” You can read the full report here: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/federal-prosecutors-hunter-biden-taxes-gun-charge-rcna80692 4:30pm- Daniel Turner—Founder & Executive Director of Power the Future—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) reintroducing their Green New Deal legislation. Turner also talks about his recent experience testifying on Capitol Hill where he compared the sudden push for exclusively green energy to communism—both movements completely ignore market forces. He concedes that the green movement may believe they have good intentions, but that many might argue “Mao's economic intentions were also good.” 4:50pm- According to a report from Broad + Liberty's Chief Investigative Reporter Todd Shepherd, in the first 16-weeks of 2023 there have been an outlandish 6,334 cars reported stolen in Philadelphia. 5:00pm- The Drive at 5: Is New York City declaring war on cheeseburgers? Noah Rothman—a Senior Writer at National Review & author of “The Rise of the New Puritans: Fighting Back Against Progressives' War on Fun”—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his recent article, “Yes, They're Coming for Your Burgers.” Rothman writes, “[New York City Mayor Eric] Adam's boosterism for a ‘plant-powered diet' supplements his efforts to expand a program he inherited from former mayor Bill de Blasio, which is now designed to reduce the city's carbon footprint by 33 percent in 2030 by cutting back on protein purchases. Adams scolded his fellow environmentalists for devoting most of their carbon-cutting efforts to curbing the combustion of fossil fuels. ‘But we now have to talk about beef,' he insisted.” You can read Rothman's full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/yes-theyre-coming-for-your-burgers/ 5:30pm- Jimmy Failla—stand-up comedian & Fox News Radio host—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his recent stint hosting Kennedy on Fox Business Network…Rich also appeared on the episode. Did we mention that? You can hear The Best of Jimmy Failla every Saturday on 1210 WPHT and make sure to get tickets for his Laughs & Liberty Tour with Kennedy! 6:05pm- On Thursday, the House of Representatives advanced legislation that would prevent biological males from competing in women's sports. Ari Blaff of National Review writes, “[t]he House measure seeks to amend federal law so that ‘sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth,' in order to determine Title IX athletics compliance. Title IX mandates that institutions that receive public funding from the federal government cannot discriminate on the basis of sex.” The bill passed along partisan lines—"with 219 Republicans voting in favor and 203 Democrats voting against.” You can read more here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/zero-house-democrats-vote-to-protect-womens-sports-from-male-intrusion/ 6:10pm- House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jefferies claimed that biological males competing in female sports is “an issue that doesn't really exist.” So, then why do Democrats care so much? 6:30pm- While speaking at a House hearing, Biden Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said he was against school choice, explaining: “I don't believe in using federal dollars to support voucher programs.” 6:45pm- According to The New York Post's Miranda Devine, Joe Biden's presidential campaign team pressured intelligence officials to sign a letter claiming Hunter Biden's emails were Russian disinformation—including the now-acting Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who Devine says “intentionally planted false information about a foreign nation.” 6:50pm- What?!?! Al Pacino reveals he nearly played Han Solo in Star Wars.

Stanford's Evelyn Douek and Alex Stamos weigh in on the latest online trust and safety news and developments:TikTok CornerThe Montana state legislature passed a statewide TikTok ban that prohibits app stores from making downloads available and bars the company from operating in the state. Republican Governor Greg Gianforte is expected to sign the bill into law, but legal challenges will likely prevent the bill from going into effect early next year. - John Perrino/ Tech Policy Press, Brian Fung/ CNN, David McCabe/ The New York Times, ACLU, SB 419 - An Act Banning TikTok in Montana (.pdf)Our colleague Riana Pfefferkorn warns that the legislation is “clearly unconstitutional” and “contrary to the vision of a free and open internet that the US has long promulgated abroad as part of our commitment to democracy.” - Lily Hay Newman/ WiredDiscord had a Week with the LeakDiscord published a legal blog response to revelations that massive U.S. intelligence leaks stemmed from messages in a small private group on the platform. Don't share classified documents on Discord, it's against their terms of service! - Clint Smith/ DiscordA failure to spot the leaks in private and then niche corners of the web have spurred calls for more counterintelligence monitoring, but that might be the best idea. - Carol E. Lee, Ken Dilanian, Dan De Luce/ NBC News, @drewharwelOur colleague Renée DiResta co-authored an analysis that highlights how “the future of counterintelligence will be digitally native.” - Renée DiResta, Jon Askonas/ Foreign PolicySubstack's (lack of) Content Moderation Plans Substack CEO Chris Best just launched a Twitter competitor, but he dodged questions about content moderation during a must-listen episode of the “Decoder” podcast. - Nilay Patel/ The VergeTwitter CornerElon is still CEO (or maybe his dog, Floki, is)In a post that seems like a blast from the past, a new Twitter 2.0 policy will display labels on content with limited visibility for violating a policy and provide a user appeal system. It pains us to say it, but good work! - Twitter Safety Musk claims that the government was reading your Twitter DMs. That's either taken out of context, or something that needs to be looked into as it would violate the law. We're guessing it's the former. - Olafimihan Oshin/ The Hill, Matt Young/ Daily Beast, Ari Blaff/ National ReviewBut no, it's crazy and a witch hunt for the FTC to be investigating Twitter's privacy practices — this is the implication of the GOP subpoena to Chair Lina Khan this week. - Ryan Tracy/ The Wall Street Journal, Stef W. Kight/ Axios, Alayna Treene, Sara Murray, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer/ CNN  NPR, PBS, and American Public Media have stopped posting on Twitter in protest of misleading government-funded media labels. If Starship is government-sponsored, should there be a giant label on the spaceship? - Sara Fischer/ Axios, Shelly Hagan/ Bloomberg News, David Folkenflik/ NPR, Paul Farhi/ The Washington PostTwitter backtracked and agreed to remove content in Brazil that supported recent attacks at schools. - Amanda Audi/ The Brazilian ReportBot or NotRussian fake account operators boast of only being detected 1% of the time, according to recently leaked classified documents. - Joseph Menn/ The Washington Post Arkansas' Unusual Definition of Social MediaGoogle successfully lobbied to get an exemption for YouTube in an Arkansas law requiring parental consent and age verification to use popular social media, but it's unclear whether the law actually covers TikTok or Snapchat as lawmakers claim. - Brian Fung/ CNN, Jess Weatherbed/ The Verge, SB 396 - Social Media Safety ActLegal CornerThe Supreme Court is hearing a case, Counterman v. Colorado, this week about when sending persistent unwelcome DMs to someone can be criminalized. -  Issie Lapowsky/ Fast CompanyIn an amicus brief with Genevieve Lakier and Eugene Volokh, Evelyn argues the case has been misunderstood by the parties and the media, and this creates a risk that the Court will accidentally eviscerate a whole bunch of important protections against online stalking. - Supreme Court (.pdf)Sports CornerAlex's Sacramento Kings had a historic win against the Golden State Warriors in game one of the NBA playoffs first round. All four California NBA teams are still alive! - Kendall Baker/ AxiosJoin the conversation and connect with Evelyn and Alex on Twitter at @evelyndouek and @alexstamos.Moderated Content is produced in partnership by Stanford Law School and the Cyber Policy Center. Special thanks to John Perrino for research and editorial assistance.Like what you heard? Don't forget to subscribe and share the podcast with friends!

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (01/11/2023):  3:00pm- On Monday, the House of Representatives passed a rules package mostly along partisan lines (220 to 213—with only one Republican voting against the measure). The package included funding for a "Select Subcommittee on Coronavirus Pandemic" designed to determine the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and whether U.S. tax dollars were spent on dangerous gain of function research experimentation in China. The subcommittee, according to The Washington Post, will also examine the federal government's response to the COVID-19 outbreak.  3:20pm- In a memo, Secretary of State Lloyd Austin announced that the U.S. Department of Defense will no longer mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for U.S. military members. According to The Daily Wire, "House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) forced an end to the program last month when the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense policy bill, was passed.” 3:30pm- According to a study from the New York University Center for Social Media and Politics, Russian bots had little to no influence over voters in the 2016 Presidential election.  3:35pm- Last week, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a bill requiring public schools to teach media literacy to all students in kindergarten through 12th grade—making New Jersey the first state to pass legislation combating misinformation academically. But what exactly will the state consider “misinformation”? 3:45pm- In a new National Review article, journalist Nate Hochman warns ChatGPT—a sophisticated chatbot utilizing artificial intelligence—may have been designed with algorithms that push left-leaning political stances.  4:05pm- Breaking News: President Joe Biden mishandled more classified documents than was originally believed. According to Ken Dilanian of MSNBC, a “second batch of classified documents at a different location than the [University of Pennsylvania] Washington office" have been discovered.  4:10pm- Earlier today, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked if Joe Biden may have mishandled additional classified information after concluding his second term as Vice President. Jean-Pierre stated, “this is an ongoing process.” Was she attempting to mislead the White House press? 4:25pm- In a 365 to 65 bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives, Congress approved the establishment of a committee to investigate the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the threat the CCP possesses to the United States, as well as Chinese citizens. However, progressive Congressman Jamaal Bowman bizarrely claimed the committee is xenophobic.  4:40pm- Jimmy Failla—stand-up comedian & Fox News Radio host—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss medicating fat kids, Victoria's Secret going broke after adopting “body positivity” as their business model, and woke M&M's. PLUS is Stacey Abrams starring in a Baywatch remake? You can listen to Jimmy on 1210 WPHT on Saturdays starting THIS weekend! 5:00pm- Biden aides are continuing to search for any additional documents that have been misplaced since Biden's term as Vice President concluded. Zeoli notes that as Vice President, Biden did not have authority to declassify any of this information at the time.  5:15pm- Joe Biden's 21 craziest lies! 5:25pm- While appearing on CNN, former FBI agent Peter Strzok did his best to draw distinctions between Joe Biden's mishandling of classified information and Donald Trump's mishandling which resulted in his home being raided. 5:35pm- On Wednesday, Republicans began voting on two pieces of legislation intended to curb abortion. The House also held a vote to condemn attacks on pro-life facilities. Democrat Congressman Jerry Nadler objected to the bills, oddly claiming that they “endanger some infants.”    5:45pm- While appearing on Fox News, New York Post columnist Miranda Devine accused President Biden of having a “symbiotic relationship” with University of Pennsylvania which subsequently attracted large sums of Chinese money.  6:00pm- On Tuesday, Governor Phil Murphy delivered his annual State of the State address—taking a shot at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and insisting “woke” won't die in New Jersey. Murphy also bragged about New Jersey's economic growth, but outside sources suggest the state's economy isn't something to boast about.  6:15pm- According to National Review, the House Oversight Committee has requested Twitter executives Vijaya Gadde, Yoel Roth, and James Baker testify regarding their roles coordinating with the federal government to censor speech on the social media platform.  6:25pm- Zeoli is preempted for sports!

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2: Breaking News: President Joe Biden mishandled more classified documents than was originally believed. According to Ken Dilanian of MSNBC, a “second batch of classified documents at a different location than the [University of Pennsylvania] Washington office" have been discovered. Earlier today, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked if Joe Biden may have mishandled additional classified information after concluding his second term as Vice President. Jean-Pierre stated, “this is an ongoing process.” Was she attempting to mislead the White House press? In a 365 to 65 bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives, Congress approved the establishment of a committee to investigate the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the threat the CCP possesses to the United States, as well as Chinese citizens. However, progressive Congressman Jamaal Bowman bizarrely claimed the committee is xenophobic. Jimmy Failla—stand-up comedian & Fox News Radio host—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss medicating fat kids, Victoria's Secret going broke after adopting “body positivity” as their business model, and woke M&M's. PLUS is Stacey Abrams starring in a Baywatch remake? You can listen to Jimmy on 1210 WPHT on Saturdays starting THIS weekend!

[Explicit Language] The plot to assassinate Nancy Pelosi. Republicans crack jokes and tweet memes about the violent attack on Paul Pelosi. Federal charges files. Ken Dilanian downplays the severity of the attack. Red Hats convicted in Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot. Glenn Greenwald is always wrong. Elon Musk's stupid plan to monetize Twitter. Musk spread disinformation about Pelosi attack. Europe might stop Musk's plan for bluechecks. Counter.Social as an alternative? The midterms are looking better than the polls are showing. Obama hammered Ron Johnson on Social Security. With Buzz Burbank, music by Michael McDermott, Matt Jaffe, and more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Millions of Floridians have been told to evacuate as the storm approaches. We'll have the latest on Ivan's current path and preparations underway. Earlier today, Ivan made landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 storm. We'll check in on the damage and recovery there. Plus, jury selection begins in the highest-profile January 6 trial yet. Facebook's parent company says it has identified and taken down a Chinese-based scheme to interfere in the midterm elections. NBC's Ken Dilanian will have more. And like sands through the hourglass, Congress races to try and avoid a government shutdown.

Special Master Dearie orders Trump lawyers to prove claims that the FBI “planted” evidence at Mar-a-Lago. Meantime, some GOP Senators reject Trump's claim that a president can declassify documents just by “thinking about it.” Plus, the January 6th committee prepares to interview Ginni Thomas. Plus, a shocking fleecing of America. Jeff Mason, Katie Benner, Melissa Murray, David Enrich, Juanita Tolliver, Susan Del Percio, and Ken Dilanian join.

Hi! This is Lexie of Read by AI. I read human-curated content for you to listen to while working, exercising, commuting, or any other time. Without further ado: Feds accuse 47 people of stealing cash meant to help feed needy kids in ‘staggering' Covid scheme by Ken Dilanian with NBC News.

Can justice and mercy coexist in our corrections system? You'll meet a man who was granted clemency after serving nearly 20 years in prison. But getting out is just the first challenge. Expunging a criminal record is a whole other obstacle. More on how that's done. Reproductive rights are not only a concern for cisgender women. They're also a major issue for the transgender and nonbinary communities. We'll explain. Also, it's back-to-school time, and that means it's time for active shooter drills. But the guidance in these drills is evolving. Ken Dilanian shows us how. And how do we help each other through these emotional times if we can't even understand each other's emotions? Best-selling author Brené Brown joins us with tips from her book "Atlas of the Heart."

A federal judge signaled he's willing to unseal some of the Mar-a-Lago affidavit and ordered the Dept. of Justice to submit proposed redactions by next week. Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty in a tax fraud case, agreeing to pay nearly $2 million and serve five months in prison. And Boston Children's Hospital faces violent threats because of misinformation about the hospital's gender-affirming healthcare. David Fahrenthold, Chuck Rosenberg, Ken Dilanian, Tracy Walder, Juanita Tolliver, Tim Miller, and Michael Beschloss join.

On today's show, I first open with a recognition that it was one year ago today we abandoned the country of Afghanistan in one of the worst foreign policy debacles in our nation's history. But, don't take my word for it. We turn to Jake Tapper of CNN to tell you that for himself. Then we continue to see how the FBI and DOJ narrative keeps changing before our very eyes. What started off as an issue regarding presidential records, changed to nuclear weapons related information to now possession of Top Secret SCI documents. And, while they keep changing the target, we find out the search warrant literally allowed agents to seize any and all documents from the time Donald Trump was sworn into office to the time he left. What happened to the “specific” and “targeted” reason for the search? Seems like they went on a giant fishing expedition. The real crux of the matter is any president, while in office, has the power to classify and declassify anything they want. This is not new, but we cannot expect the Legacy media to tell us this information. It's better to play games with hyperbole, preying on the ignorance of others to paint a wild and crazy scenario of a man out to jeopardize our national security. Ken Dilanian, intelligence and national security correspondent for NBC New (and a massive pusher of the Russian Collusion Hoax, was on with Andrea Mitchell this weekend. He told just enough truth to pull the audience in and then went on wild fictional fantasy to scare the people watching. Thankfully, having a background in naval intelligence, I am able to point out his fallacious examples and how the intel community really works. We then hear from one of Donald Trump's former security advisers, Kash Patel, who reminds the American people of the power of the president to declassify anything they want. He also points out how the FBI did not come anywhere close to this course of action with Hillary Clinton while she was in possession similar Top Secret documents. Keep in mind, while a president has the power to declassify anything, a Secretary of State cannot. Joe Scarborough had the stones to bring on disgraced FBI agent Peter Strzok on the Morning Joe to tell how how the FBI never plays favorites. He then went on to slur the right, mocked the former president and lied about treating all parties the same. If you doubt the purity of the FBI, we cut to a congressional hearing where former CBS journalist Sharyl Attkisson was testifying on how they caught the FBI trying to hack her laptop and later tried to plant child porn on her husband's PC. So, yes, there are issues when it comes to the power and the audacity of some of the folks within the FBI and other agencies within the Executive Branch. We wrap up with Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) who reminds us how the Left creates and promotes propaganda. He then says at least 14 agents within the FBI have come to his office as whistleblowers, upset at the political agenda within the Bureau. Take a moment to rate and review the show and then share the episode on social media. You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, GETTR and TRUTH Social by searching for The Alan Sanders Show. You can also support the show by visiting my Patreon page.

Guy Reffitt, who attempted to storm the Capitol while armed with a gun, was sentenced after a judge denied the Justice Department's request for a "terrorism enhancement." NBC News's Ken Dilanian and Danny Cevallos report.

Tonight on the Last Word: Abortion becomes a critical election issue in Texas. Also, the January 6th Committee plans to hold a hearing on new evidence Tuesday. Plus, the SCOTUS abortion ruling is the first time the high court has taken a constitutional right away. And Stacey Abrams vows to reverse the Georgia abortion ban if elected. Beto O'Rourke, Andrew Weissman, Ken Dilanian, Mary Ziegler, Dahlia Lithwick and Lauren Groh-Wargo join Lawrence O'Donnell.

Hi! This is Lexie of Read by AI. I read human-curated content for you to listen to while working, exercising, commuting, or any other time. Without further ado: Trump-allied lawyer who pushed for Pence to overturn election says federal agents seized his phone by Dareh Gregorian and Ken Dilanian and Ryan J. Reilly and Daniel Barnes with NBC News.

Alicia Menendez is joined by NBC News' Ken Dilanian, Liz McLaughlin, Erin McLaughlin, Deon Hampton, Sam Brock, Shaquille Brewster, NBC News/MSNBC Terrorism Analyst and Ret. ATF Special Agent in Charge Jim Cavanaugh, MSNBC Political Analyst and Fmr. United States Secretary of Housing & Urban Development Julian Castro, Brennan Center Fellow Eric Ruben, TX State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, Co-Founder & CEO of Sandy Hook Promise Nicole Hockley, Former Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the U.S. Department of Justice and MSNBC Political Analyst Mary McCord, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Guns Down America Igor Volsky, and Co-Founder of Orange Ribbons for Jaime Fred Guttenberg.

Nicolle Wallace discusses the delayed police response to the Robb Elementary School shooting. Plus, Gov. Abbott holds a news conference and the NRA convenes in Houston on the heels of the tragedy.Joined by: Yasmin Vossoughian, Frank Figliuzzi, Ken Dilanian, Garrett Haake, Shannon Watts, Charlie Sykes, Frank Figliuzzi, Tony Plohetski, Jasmine Crockett, Shaq Brewster, and Eddie Glaude

Guests: Dana Goldstein, Ken Dilanian, Kerry Sanders, Marq Claxton, Sen. Tammy DuckworthMassive new questions about the timeline of the school shooting as dystopian distractions to actual solutions continue. Tonight: What we're learning about what actually happened in Uvalde. How school security—ramped up in the wake of previous mass murders—continues to fail. Why law enforcement concerns about more guns keep getting ignored. And as the architects of America's gun crisis meet at the NRA convention, what we know about the potential for progress in Congress.

Tonight on the Last Word: Texas Police change the story on their engagement with the shooter. Also, students stage walkouts nationwide to demand gun reform. Plus, studies show that shootings with high-capacity magazines have higher death tolls. And The New York Times reports that Donald Trump reacted “approvingly” to chants about hanging Mike Pence on January 6th. Ken Dilanian, Jim Cavanaugh, TX State Rep. Chris Turner, MI State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Daniel Goldman join Lawrence O'Donnell.

Nicolle Wallace discusses questions surrounding the police response to the Robb Elementary School shooting. Plus, calls mount for politicians to enact gun safety measures. Joined by: Frank Figliuzzi, Ken Dilanian, Kerry Sanders, Tim Miller, Jason Johnson, Yamiche Alcindor, A.B. Stoddard, Miles Taylor, James Densley, Randi Weingarten, and Rep. Veronica Escobar

Scott is joined by CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou to discuss the recent uptick in deplatforming efforts against alternative media sites like Consortium News and MintPress News. They discuss the hold that the Intelligence Community has over establishment national security “journalists.” The example of Ken Dilanian comes up, the journalist who reported on the CIA, but who sent every draft to the CIA for approval before even sending it to his own editor. Meanwhile, alternative websites like The Gayzone, Consortium News, MintPress News and Antiwar.com get no access and are quickly labeled as unstable conspiracy theorists. Recently, the deplatforming attempts against these sites have ramped up with the new “misinformation” labeling group NewsGuard. Scott and Kiriakou agree that this is the logical consequence of the attempt to ruin Jullian Assange, but also that it could be an act of desperation. Discussed on the show: John Kiriakou's books OKC Bombing Archive NewsGuard Radley Balko at the Washington Post “Ken Dilanian CIA” Google Search MintPress News John Kiriakou is a former CIA officer and author of The Convenient Terrorist: Two Whistleblowers' Stories of Torture, Terror, Secret Wars, and CIA Lies and Doing Time Like A Spy. He is the host of Loud and Clear on Sputnik Radio. Follow him on Twitter @JohnKiriakou. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Free Range Feeder; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Download Episode. Scott is joined by CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou to discuss the recent uptick in deplatforming efforts against alternative media sites like Consortium News and MintPress News. They discuss the hold that the Intelligence Community has over establishment national security “journalists.” The example of Ken Dilanian comes up, the journalist who reported on the CIA, but who sent every draft to the CIA for approval before even sending it to his own editor. Meanwhile, alternative websites like The Gayzone, Consortium News, MintPress News and Antiwar.com get no access and are quickly labeled as unstable conspiracy theorists. Recently, the deplatforming attempts against these sites have ramped up with the new “misinformation” labeling group NewsGuard. Scott and Kiriakou agree that this is the logical consequence of the attempt to ruin Jullian Assange, but also that it could be an act of desperation. Discussed on the show: John Kiriakou's books OKC Bombing Archive NewsGuard Radley Balko at the Washington Post “Ken Dilanian CIA” Google Search MintPress News John Kiriakou is a former CIA officer and author of The Convenient Terrorist: Two Whistleblowers' Stories of Torture, Terror, Secret Wars, and CIA Lies and Doing Time Like A Spy. He is the host of Loud and Clear on Sputnik Radio. Follow him on Twitter @JohnKiriakou. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Free Range Feeder; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

Former four-star Marine Corps General John Allen discusses what to expect from a full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces. NBC's Ken Dilanian reports on Ukraine's Soviet-era air defenses, which leave it vulnerable to Russian bombs and missiles. Andrea Kendall-Taylor, former deputy national intel officer for Russia and Eurasia, reports on the challenges of sanctioning Russia and dealing with China at the same time. CNBC's Kayla Tausche reports on the U.S. government response to the increasing likelihood that Russia will launch a full-scale war as Putin appears likely to attack at any moment. Plus, CNBC's Robert Frank reports on Putin's efforts to make Russia ‘sanction-proof.' CNBC's Kate Rogers reports on Starbucks employees running into obstruction in their efforts to unionize workers. NBC's Tom Winter discusses today's news that two of the prosecutors investigating former President Trump's business have resigned.

Michael O'Hanlon, sr. fellow at the Brookings Institution, discusses the situation in Ukraine, and whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will invade. NBC's Sahil Kapur discusses the Supreme Court decision that the House committee investigating the January 6th insurrection will get access to former President Trump's documents. NBC's Ken Dilanian reports on the New York Attorney General's fraud investigation of the Trump Organization. Sky News Sam Coates reports more conservative members of the British Parliament have submitted letters of no confidence in PM Boris Johnson today. But Johnson has so far refused to step down. Senator Joe Manchin has continued his refusal to change the filibuster, which means voting rights legislation is doomed to fail. Plus, CNBC's Valerie Castro reports on a California driver who's facing felony charges after a car he was running on autopilot allegedly ran a red light and crashed into another car, killing two people in the process.

Palmetto State Armory sells an AR-15 lower etched with a salute to the "Let's Go, Brandon!" meme designed to mock President Joe Biden. The news triggers NBC reporter Ken Dilanian to report the accessory and it's marketer to the Secret Service. Others on the Left have also slipped the surly bonds of sanity over the irreverent chant. Right Angle is a production of our Members. https://BillWhittle.com

In this episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki discuss the disappearance of Gabby Petito and the media frenzy that has ensued. Support Past Present on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastpresentpodcast Here are some links and references mentioned during this week's show:  The disappearance and death of aspiring influencer Gabby Petito has set off a national media frenzy, sparked in part by social media sleuths who unpacked the case in real time on TikTok. Natalia referred to this Buzzfeed article about the “influencer” angle on the case, and all of us drew on this NPR piece on “missing white woman syndrome.” Neil discussed the true crime podcasts Finding Cleo and Women of Juarez, and Natalia recommended journalist Connie Walker's extensive work on violence against indigenous women. Natalia also referred to the American Murder episode about Shannan Watts, scholar Alyssa Smith's work on the spectacle of violence in the true crime genre, and this WNYC segment about how to do “ethical true crime.”   In our regular closing feature, What's Making History: Natalia recommended Monica Chin's article for The Verge, “File Not Found.” Neil discussed George Holliday's obituary, the man who filmed the Rodney King video, in the Los Angeles Times. Niki shared Jacob Soboroff and Ken Dilanian's NBC article, “DHS Seeks Contractor to Run Migrant Detention Facility at Gitmo, Guards Who Speak Haitian Creole.”

CNBC's Scott Cohn updates on the recall election of California Governor Gavin Newsom, and Republican Strategist Mike Murphy delivers insights into the recall election. Joe Petito, the father of missing 22-year-old Gabby Petito, urges his daughter's fiance to cooperate with police. Platformer editor Casey Newton breaks down the latest Apple gadgets to be revealed today. CNBC's Kristina Partsinevelos reports on how Instagram is impacting the mental health of teenage girls. NBC's Ken Dilanian covers national security and updates on what his sources are telling him about the resurgence of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. Plus, CNBC's Leslie Picker reports on the return of Broadway as it reopens for the first time in a year and a half.

An episode devoted to the savage terrorist attack at the Kabul airport and its national-security implications at home and abroad. Four leading national security experts—Frank Figiliuzzi, with Elizabeth Neumann, Ken Dilanian, and David Laufman—dig into the sharp difficulties for combating terror our withdrawal from Afghanistan presents. They then pivot to the ominous possibility of increased far-right terrorism in the US, as exemplified by the boos that greeted Trump for endorsing the vaccine.

When it came to the prospect of a Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, who knew what and when? Ken Dilanian, national security correspondent for NBC News, joins Michael to detail the CIA's advance analysis of an American withdrawal. Original air date 18 May 2021.

Intensive-care unit and lung doctor Dr. Vin Gupta discusses the protection of the Covid vaccines against the delta variant. Richard Garriott, the first person to pay his way to space, reacts to Blue Origin's historic flight. NBC's Ken Dilanian investigates “Havana Syndrome,” the mysterious and suspicious condition striking CIA officers, diplomats, U.S. government staff and their families. Former Police Commissioner in New York and Boston Bill Bratton discusses the rise in private police forces in wealthier locales. Plus, criminal defense attorney Danny Cevallos delivers insights on the latest developments in the legal battle over the opioid crisis.

Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, discusses the Biden-Putin summit. He shares his thoughts on what the two political leaders could discuss and what the most important takeaways should be. NBC's Ken Dilanian discusses Attorney General Merrick Garland rolling out plans to combat domestic terrorism in the U.S. From 2017 to 2019, there were 57 domestic terrorism related deaths, according to a report. NBC's Tom Costello discusses America's aging infrastructure, which lags far behind other countries. The World Economic Forum ranks the U.S. 13th, behind countries like Singapore, Japan, South Korea, France and the U.K. CNBC's Kate Rogers reports on California reopening as the state drops most Covid-19 restrictions. Plus, Mississippi is trying to solve a murder mystery, which has been ongoing since last Christmas. A former state legislator, Ashley Henley, was shot and killed in the same place her sister-in-law died.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration just approved Biogen's new Alzheimer's drug Aducanumab, a historic move as it is the first new therapy for the disease in nearly two decades. The drug will be marketed under the name Aduhelm and is expected to generate billions of dollars in revenue for Biogen. Dr. Jason Karlawish, co-director of the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, discusses the new Alzheimer's drug, saying that the evidence to approve the drug “was not sufficient.” U.S. law enforcement officials said Monday they were able to recover $2.3 million in bitcoin paid to a criminal cybergroup involved in the crippling ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline. NBC's Ken Dilanian reports the FBI won't reveal how it cracked the ransomware gang's bitcoin account. CNBC's Ylan Mui discusses the Senate's agenda, including assignments relating to the wage gap, voting rights and judicial nominations. The Senate is also set to pass an industrial policy bill to counter China. NBC's Kerry Sanders discusses Vice President Kamala Harris's visit to Guatemala as the Biden administration tries to stem the surge of migrants at the southern border. Plus, a secret VIP lounge located in New York City where you can customize your own Lamborghini car.

: Dr. Peter Hotez, co-director of the center for vaccine development at Texas Children’s hospital, says we’re seeing a surge of new Covid cases in states like Michigan and Rhode Island. He says this may be due to the Covid variants, but we’re not sure yet. He discusses how to safely reopen schools. Andrew Ross Sorkin, co-host of Squawk Box, wrote an op-ed in the New York Times questioning whether the $50 billion dollar bailouts for the airline industry was the best decision. Instead of providing loans to the airline industry the federal government decided to provide grants. The European Union’s regulators say the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and effective. The EU will continue to administer the vaccine despite some countries have halted its use. The FBI has released new video from the Capitol Riots to identify the suspects involved. The FBI has arrested more than 300 suspects involved, but the bureau is still having trouble identifying 10 men involved. NBC’s Ken Dilanian reports. The police said they haven’t ruled out any possible motives in the Atlanta shooting. The suspect has denied the crime was racially motivated. Meanwhile, the Asian American communities are feeling the pain. NBC’s Kathy Park reports.

Senator Rand Paul absolutely destroys Dr. Fauci in a tense exchange on Capitol Hill. In this episode, I discuss the fireworks, and I address the latest media conspiracy theory about the Hunter Biden laptop.  News Picks: Yes, Trump is moving the needle on the Hispanic vote. The evidence is clear. More evidence that the Hispanic vote is moving toward the GOP. Who is Ken Dilanian working for? The NY Times reports Biden is quietly copying Trump’s immigration policy.  The data is clear on the effects of the minimum wage. Don’t be deceived. A Harry and Meghan “go fund me” face-plants in spectacular fashion. Copyright Bongino Inc All Rights Reserved.

1. British patient vaccinated, plus latest news and questions about the vaccine 2. Ken Dilanian shows what's wrong with intelligence journalism 3. David Sedaris does satire too well (maybe?)

One, two, three, four, five, six… or something. With all the counting going on these days, Donna is having nightmares of her time as UGA Zeta’s rush chair. She’s also consistently asking herself W.W.D.P.D. For those who don't already know, that’s “What would Dolly Parton do?”   The Country Music Awards have not escaped the effects of COVID-19. Artists have dropped out and performances have been moved around. The next episode of the podcast will feature a recap of the awards, as well as a quick conversation with Joanna Cotton. Ms. Cotton will tune into the show after her performances at the CMAs and the Uncorked Concert Series. Morgan Wallen is having some remorse about his University of Alabama / Saturday Night Live incident. Caddy and Donna discuss his actions, reactions and why he’ll end up just fine.  Did someone say "Pay-For-Play?” Not us and definitely not Cadillac Jack. It’s not included or mentioned in the second segment of the show. Nor is a certain past producer  in terrestrial radio who had a habit for hot mics. It’s hard to expect on-air talent, including broadcast journalists, to not let something slip when hot mics are involved. So says MSNBC’s Ken Dilanian. And My Second Act’s Cadillac Jack.  Then it’s time for a round of Can’t Beat Jack. Aaron Gresham calls in to take on Cadillac Jack and see if he can beat him at his own game. (Here’s a hint: you’ll want to listen.) It’s a turbulent week. SEC Football is cancelled. Mike Tyson uses a prosthetic penis and calls it his Whizinator. Caddy remembers a time or two when he has purchased some urine. Donna laments. Caddy explains.  Before closing the show, Donna wonders- doesn’t 11Alive’s Chris Holcomb also have a Whizinator? Text Caddy and let him know. 7704646024. 

In this episode, what did he see and what is brewing that Trump had to be put in his place. Project Veritas, and Senate Republicans.

Justin Bieber's cool preacher BLOWN OUT, WATP's Karl joins us, Phil Collins smells, live swearing on MSNBC, Artie Lange resurfaces, and we call an adult bookstore & a sex toy store that have both been in the news.Nikki Sixx revealed that he once dropped his testes on Slash's chin.Steve-O has a show that's made national attention. People seem to still want to see a 46-year-old perform cringe stunts.Karl from 'Who are These Podcasts?' joins us to rip apart the Reply Guys podcast, rip apart Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, rip apart Bubba the Love Sponge and of course rip apart the Brent Hatley Show.Artie Lange has resurfaced on Nick Di Paolo's show. Best of luck to Artie.Stuttering John's podcast is going just great. He might not even need to sue Howard and SiriusXM in court anymore.Sebastian Bach stormed out of an interview with the Sex, Drugs & Rock n’ Roll Show after a poorly made Rob Halford joke.Chet Hanks had some post-election coverage and he's in trouble for cultural appropriation again.Poor Luna Benna is so damn hot that she's been banned from Tinder because everybody uses her mages to catfish others.Beyonce and Jay Z's kid, Blue Ivy, BETTER NOT win a Grammy award.An Amazon van got a little lost and crashed himself into a bridge in Oxford.We get sucked into some clickbait searching for David Muir's lover and learn that Catherine Bell is a lesbian now.Phil Collins' wife reveals that he smells really bad.Breaking News: Marc reached the David Muir portion of the clickbait and it's completely a lie.Moonbase 8 is out now on Showtime and worth your time.Ken Dilanian on MSNBC did his best AJ Clemente impression on the air.Things are totally back to normal for Jeffrey Toobin.We revisit the time that the creator of the Autoblow 2 gifted our sports show three of their sex toys.The Fantasy Island Adult Bookstore has gained a lot of attention just for being next to the Rudy Giuliani press conference at 'Four Seasons'. We dial up the store and chat with John.Drew's "week-bender" party stories are gross.We chat with a sex shop in Oklahoma City where a dude "tried out" a sex toy.We roll through the details of the Pfizer vaccine and the heroes involved.George Stephanopoulos is trying to steal Alex Trebek's gig before the body's even cold. 76-year-old Tony La Russa got a DUI before being hired as the White Sox manager.Justin Bieber's "hot pastor" has been BLOWN OUT after an extra-marital affair.Pope John Paul II is canceled.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew and Mike Show, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels and BranDon).

Kirk Minihane is now a mustache guy. Intern Justin tells us how his night went after he decided to walk home from the live show in Florence (0:10:00). A weekend of TV and social media mishaps as MSNBC's Joy Ann Reid reveals utter ignorance of American politics and Ken Dilanian drops an f-bomb on live (0:20:00). Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and the esteemed employees of the city of Boston are struggling to deal with human feces (0:24:00). Host of the Rivals podcast Steven Hyden joins the show to talk about the new Bruce Springsteen album (0:39:00).

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Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks about Mitch McConnell’s response to Democrat critics, US Attorney General William Barr’s voter fraud investigation, and a must-see MSNBC live on-air glitch with reporter Ken Dilanian and host Craig Melvin. First Dave shares a video of Mitch McConnell snapping back at Democrat critics who couldn’t accept the 2016 election results after four years, but have no problem accepting the 2020 election results that end in a Trump loss. Next Bill Barr has officially authorized a DOJ investigation into allegations of voting irregularities and election fraud. Federal prosecutors will look into claims to determine if there were in fact illegal votes that might have tipped the election in Joe Biden’s favor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of She Must Have Crawled Under There For Warmth Or Some Trend Jack and Miles discuss Joe Lieberman sympathizing with Trump, Apple announced their new homemade processors in the next generation of laptops and mac minis, there's a new holiday Rom-Com on Hulu with Kristen Stewart, and Ken Dilanian didn't know what to say on the news earlier today. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

This week Erin, Loren, and Radha reunite after a midwinter break to talk pandemics. They then turn to the Afghanistan “peace” deal, Israeli elections (third time’s the charm?), and recent developments in Syria. As always, there’s plenty of White House mayhem with a new chief of staff, and vacancies as far as the eye can see in Pentagon civilian leadership. Thankfully, Hilary Mantel books and Love is Blind provide a pop culture escape to soothe (or at least distract) the soul.   Links Coronavirus Matthew Herper, “Susan Desmond-Hellmann: The Coronavirus is Alarming. Here’s Why You Should Not Panic,” Stat, March 6, 2020 “Covid-19 is Now In 50 Countries, and Things Will Get Worse,” The Economist, February 2020 Afghanistan Diaa Hadid and Scott Neuman, “US, Afghanistan and Taliban Announce 7-Day Reduction in Violence,” NPR Morning Edition, February 21, 2020 Shereen Qazi, “Will the Ghani-Abdullah Rivalry Undermine Afghan Peace Process?” Aljazeera, March 9, 2020 Kathy Gilsinan, “The US Once Wanted Peace in Afghanistan,” Atlantic, February 29, 2020 David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt, and Thomas Gibbons-Neff, “A Secret Accord With the Taliban: When and How the US Would Leave Afghanistan,” New York Times, March 8, 2020 Susannah George, “Thrown Under the Bus: Some Afghans View US-Taliban Peace Deal with Mix of Disbelief and Anger,” Washington Post, March 7, 2020 Courtney Kube, Ken Dilanian, and Dan De Luce, “US Has Persuasive Intel Taliban Do Not Intend to Abide by Terms of Peal Deal, Officials Say,” NBC New, March 6, 2020 Elizabeth Threlkeld, “Reading Between the Lines of Afghan Agreement,” Lawfare, March 8, 2020 Pop Culture Randy Shilts, And the Band Played On, (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2007) Wolf Hall, PBS Syria Jen Kirby, “Turkey and Russia Reached a Ceasefire in Syria. Will it Hold?” Vox, March 6, 2020 “Water Cannon and Tear Gas at Turkish-Greek Border,” BBC, March 7, 2020 OSD Lara Seligman and Daniel Lippman, “Civilian Vacancies at Trump’s Pentagon Hit New High,” Politico, March 6, 2020

This week Erin, Loren, and Radha reunite after a midwinter break to talk pandemics. They then turn to the Afghanistan “peace” deal, Israeli elections (third time’s the charm?), and recent developments in Syria. As always, there’s plenty of White House mayhem with a new chief of staff, and vacancies as far as the eye can see in Pentagon civilian leadership. Thankfully, Hilary Mantel books and Love is Blind provide a pop culture escape to soothe (or at least distract) the soul.   Links Coronavirus Matthew Herper, “Susan Desmond-Hellmann: The Coronavirus is Alarming. Here’s Why You Should Not Panic,” Stat, March 6, 2020 “Covid-19 is Now In 50 Countries, and Things Will Get Worse,” The Economist, February 2020 Afghanistan Diaa Hadid and Scott Neuman, “US, Afghanistan and Taliban Announce 7-Day Reduction in Violence,” NPR Morning Edition, February 21, 2020 Shereen Qazi, “Will the Ghani-Abdullah Rivalry Undermine Afghan Peace Process?” Aljazeera, March 9, 2020 Kathy Gilsinan, “The US Once Wanted Peace in Afghanistan,” Atlantic, February 29, 2020 David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt, and Thomas Gibbons-Neff, “A Secret Accord With the Taliban: When and How the US Would Leave Afghanistan,” New York Times, March 8, 2020 Susannah George, “Thrown Under the Bus: Some Afghans View US-Taliban Peace Deal with Mix of Disbelief and Anger,” Washington Post, March 7, 2020 Courtney Kube, Ken Dilanian, and Dan De Luce, “US Has Persuasive Intel Taliban Do Not Intend to Abide by Terms of Peal Deal, Officials Say,” NBC New, March 6, 2020 Elizabeth Threlkeld, “Reading Between the Lines of Afghan Agreement,” Lawfare, March 8, 2020 Pop Culture Randy Shilts, And the Band Played On, (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2007) Wolf Hall, PBS Syria Jen Kirby, “Turkey and Russia Reached a Ceasefire in Syria. Will it Hold?” Vox, March 6, 2020 “Water Cannon and Tear Gas at Turkish-Greek Border,” BBC, March 7, 2020 OSD Lara Seligman and Daniel Lippman, “Civilian Vacancies at Trump’s Pentagon Hit New High,” Politico, March 6, 2020

Andrew Prokop joins Dara and Matt to discuss the long shadow of Viktor Yanukovitch's downfall. What to read: "Top U.S. official visits protesters in Kiev as Obama admin. ups pressure on Ukraine president Yanukovich" NYT "Paul Manafort has now been sentenced to a combined 7.5 years in prison" by Andrew Prokop, Vox "Former CIA Director: We worried arming Ukraine would hand technology to Russian spies" by Ken Dilanian, NBC News ""Hillary is the worst option": How Moscow sees American politics" by Max Fisher, Vox Hosts: Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox Andrew Prokop (@awprokop), Senior Politics Correspondent, Vox Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration reporter, ProPublica More to explore: Subscribe to Impeachment, Explained on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or your favorite podcast app to get stay updated on this story every week. About Vox Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Follow Us: Vox.com Facebook group: The Weeds **COME SEE THE WEEDS LIVE ON FRI., DECEMBER 18TH IN WASHINGTON D.C. (TICKETS HERE)** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Friday interview edition of the Daily Daily Caller Podcast we talk with Jerome Hudson, entertainment editor at Bretibart, about his new book, "50 Things They Don't Want You To Know." We also get into the media's continued hysteria over President Donald Trump, how "journalists" are rushing to excuse Congressman Adam Schiff's lying to them, how Maxine Waters gets a dose of her own medicine, and how an Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez town hall turned into a call for cannibalizing babies. Journalists who gleefully accuse the president of lying if he's one degree off on the temperature outside are falling all over themselves to absolve Rep. Adam Schiff of lying to them over his knowledge about the so-called whistleblower report before it was filed. Sam Stein and Ken Dilanian, both NBC News employees, twisted themselves into pretzels to justify Schiff's lying. Meanwhile, Chuck Todd got emotional talking about the president openly calling for corruption investigations into Joe and Hunter Biden. All around, it was a pathetic display and a sad day for what is left of journalism. Rep. Maxine Waters, who just a few months ago called on liberals to harass anyone associated with the president they happen to see them in public, is now complaining that she can't go in public without security because people harass her. And an unhinged woman at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's town hall was so concerned about climate change and CO2 emissions that she called for people to start eating babies to save the planet. Ocasio-Cortez was unfazed and didn't call out the idea as insane. We have the insane audio of all of it. We also talk with Jerome Hudson about his new book and dig into the 50 things liberals don't want the American public to know. It's an interesting and fun interview.

Guest: Lucy Komisar. A deep dive into the story behind the “Magnitsky Hoax”. Lucy tells the story of Bill Browder, Hermitage (his hedge fund) and how he managed to create a massive political weapon called the Magnitsky Act to protect himself and his benefactors and to use against others. The story also involves shell companies, tax havens, money laundering, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Robert Maxwell, Gazprom, HSBC, Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Trump Tower meeting, the resurgence of the Cold War with Russia, Russiagate, the Mueller Report, and more.  Lucy Komisar is a New York City-based journalist with a long history of investigating offshore banks and corporate secrecy and abuses. One of her current long term projects is the investigation of the Browder/Magnitsky hoax.  FOLLOW Lucy on Twitter @LucyKomisar where there is lively and active participation in this investigative work and find her work at her website TheKomisarScoop.com.  Around the Empire is listener supported, independent media. Pitch in at Patreon: patreon.com/aroundtheempire or paypal.me/aroundtheempirepod. Find all links at aroundtheempire.com.  SUBSCRIBE on YouTube. FOLLOW @aroundtheempire and @joanneleon.  SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW on iTunes, iHeart, Spotify, Google Play, Facebook or on your preferred podcast app. Recorded on September 24th and 27th, 2019. Music by Fluorescent Grey. Reference Links: The Komisar Scoop The Man Behind the Magnitsky Act, 100Reporters, Lucy Komisar The BBC and the European Court get the Magnitsky story wrong, Lucy Komisar The Man Behind the Magnitsky Act: Did Bill Browder’s Tax Troubles in Russia Color Push for Sanctions?, Lucy Komisar Documentary: The Magnitsky Act: Behind the Scenes, Andrei Nekrasov Timestamps: 2:00 Intro, Lucy’s background, how she met Bill Browder, investigating money laundering, Khodorkovsky, Avisma, Browder, Yukos, Peter Bond, Russia 9:00 The Magnitsky Hoax, how Browder/Magnitsky ties into other things like Russiagate, resurgence of the Cold War, Robert Maxwell, etc.  11:30 Bill Browder background, Robert Maxwell, Salomon Brothers, telecom Peter Star, Edmond Safra, IMF funds, Beny Steinmetz, Hermitage hedge fund, Mossack Fonseca, Ziff Brothers 16:30 Offshore shell companies, fall of USSR, “shock therapy”, shares/vouchers, Cyprus, Gazprom, Russia-Cyprus double taxation treaties, fraud, Kalmykia region in Russia, Browder tax evasion 23:45 Sergei Magnitsky (Browder’s accountant) investigated 2006, Browder lost Russian visa 2005, Putin, 2007 Browder companies docs seized, Firestone Duncan, Browder says companies stolen 31:00 Magnitsky interrogated 2008, prepares to flee, arrested & imprisoned, HSBC (trustee for Hermitage fund), tax refund fraud, Renaissance, Prevezon, OCCRP, Browder media stenographers, Rimma Starova blew the whistle, Russian reporter Oleg Lurie met Magnitsky in prison, Magnitsky doesn’t mention abuse to Lurie or human rights orgs, Browder doesn’t mention to US House Human Rights Committee,  Magnitsky dies in prison in Nov 2009 poor medical treatment, Russian authorities investigate and report terrible prison conditions, medical neglect 46:00 Russia still pursuing Browder for tax evasion, Jonathan Winer worked for John Kerry’s State Dept and later APCO, Khodorkovsky also client of APCO, Winer helps Browder craft a new story & strategy (“Magnitsky Hoax”) of Magnitsky murder, forgeries, used by media and govt for The Magnitsky Act, in his fraudulent document Browder names new culprits 54:30 Browder and Magnitsky Act help advance US anti-Russia foreign policy, OCCRP (Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project) helps Browder create docs, Magnitsky Act includes a section protecting Khodorkovsky 1:01:00 Documentary “The Magnitsky Act: Behind the Scenes” debunks Browder’s story, banned from broadcast  1:03:00 Ken Dilanian’s May 2016 reporting on Magnitsky and Browder was killed by NBC, Robert Otto State Dept emails leaked 1:11:45 Trump Tower meeting, Natalia Veselnitskaya, Rob Goldstone, Prevezon case, Russiagate narrative, Fusion GPS, Glenn Simpson 1:32:30 Trump-Russia investigation, The Mueller Report repeats Browder’s Magnitsky hoax story 1:43:00 in 2016 Browder found guilty in Russian court and new embezzlement charges filed as a result of his tax refund fraud 1:51:00 Complexity of tax havens, shell companies, money laundering, purpose of Global Magnitsky Acts campaign as a political weapon  

The United States system of government depends on the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches keeping each other accountable, but what happens when two of the branches refuse to police the third? We might soon find out. In this episode, by examining the Attorney General William Barr's response to the release of the Mueller report, learn about recent events which foreshadow our system of government being tested in ways it hasn't been tested before. _________________________________________________  Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Click here to contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Click here to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536 Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! ____________________________________________________ Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD191: The "Democracies" of Elliott Abrams CD143: Trumps Law Enforcers  _____________________________________________________  Additional Reading   Article: Barr Serving as Powerful Ally for Trump by Tom Hamburger, Washington Post, May 16, 2019. Article: Is this the Official Trump Constitutional Crisis? by Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, May 9, 2019. Podcast Episode: Mueller Report Audio, Timberlane Media, May 4, 2019. Article: Trump Finds in Barr the Attorney General — and shield — he long sought by Matt Zapotosky,Josh Dawsey,Tom Hamburger and Ashley Parker, Washington Post, May 2, 2019. Letter: Erik Prince Criminal Referal Letter, by Adam Schiff, Chairman, Select Committee on Intelligence U.S. House of Representatives, April 30, 2019. Article: Mueller Complained that Barr's Letter did not Capture Context of Trump's Probe by Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotsky, The Washington Post, April 30, 2019. Article: Barr's Playbook: He Misled Congress by Ryan Goodman, Just Security, April 15, 2019. Article: Joe Biden's 2020 Ukranian Nightmare: A Closed Probe is Revived by John Solomon, The Hill, April 1, 2019. Article: Justice Under AG Barr Began Vast Surveillance Program Without Legal Review by Brad Heath, USA Today, March 28, 2019. Report: Mueller Letter to Barr on Russian Interference of 2016 Presidential Election by U.S. Department of Justice, Special Counsel's Office, March 27, 2019. Document: AG Barr’s 4 Page Summary by William Barr Attorney General of the United States, March 24, 2019. Document: Jen Briney Highlighted Mueller Report by Jen Briney, March 2019. Article: Attorney General Nominee Wrote Memo Critizing Mueller Obstruction Probe by Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, December 20, 2018. Article: Trump is compromised by Russia by by Michelle Goldberg, The New York Times, November 29, 2018. Memo: Memo from Bill Barr to Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Meullers "Obstruction" Theory by Bill Barr, June 8, 2018. Article: Paul Manafort's complicated ties to Ukraine explained by Amber Phillips, Washington Post, August 19, 2016. Article: Donald Trump Aide Paul Manafort Scrutinized for Russian Business Ties  by Tom Winter and Ken Dilanian, NBC News, August 18, 2016. Document: Manafort/Gates Indictment by United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Article: U.S. Secretly Tracked Billions of Calls for Decades by Brad Heath, USA Today, April 7, 2015. Article: Obama, Holder Catch Heat for Close Ties by Carrie Johnson, NPR, July 9, 2010. Article: William P. Barr Oral History  UVA Miller Center, April 5, 2001. Article: Bush Pardons 6 in Iran Affair by David Johnston, The New York Times, December 25, 1992. Article: Nominee Barr an Unusual Path to Attorney Generals Office by Sharon LaFraniere, The Washington Post, November 12, 1991. Article: U.S. "Power" on Abductions Detailed by Michael Isikoff, Washington Post, August 14, 1991 Article: In Panama, An Illegal and Unwarranted Invasion by Matthew Rothschild, The Chicago Tribune, December 21, 1989. Letter: Crawford's Reply to Edwards by Honorable Don Edwards, The U.S. Department of Justice, November 7, 1989. Article: FBI Gets OK for Overseas Arrests by Ronald J. Ostrow, LA Times, October 13, 1989.   _____________________________________________________ Sound Clip Sources Press Conference: Speical Counsel Robert Mueller Statement on Russian Investigation, May 29, 2019. 4:10 Special Counsel Robert Mueller: The order appointing me special counsel authorized us to investigate actions that could obstruct the investigation. We conducted that investigation, and we kept the office of the acting attorney general apprised of the progress of our work. And as set forth in the report, after that investigation if we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime we would have said so. We did not, however, make a determination as to whether the president did commit a crime. The introduction to the Volume II of our report explains that decision. It explains that under long-standing department policy, a president can not be charged with a federal crime while he is in office. That is unconstitutional. Even if the charge is kept under seal and hidden from public view, that too is prohibited. The Special Counsel’s Office is part of the Department of Justice, and by regulation it was bound by that department policy. Charging the president with a crime was, therefore, not an option we could consider. 5:40 Special Counsel Robert Mueller: First, the opinion explicitly explicitly permits the investigation of a sitting president because it is important to preserve evidence while memories are fresh and documents available. 6:10 Special Counsel Robert Mueller: And second, the opinion says that the Constitution requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing. And beyond department policy, we were guided by principles of fairness. It would be unfair to potentially — it would be unfair to potentially accuse somebody of a crime when there can be no court resolution of the actual charge. Hearing: Attorney General William Barr Contempt Resolution, House Judiciary Committee, May 8, 2019. 14:40 Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY): I urge my colleagues to think about how the department’s latest position and their insistence on ignoring our subpoena effects our committee, over time. Our fight is not just about the Mueller report, although we must have access to the Mueller report. Our fight is about defending the rights of Congress as an independent branch to hold the president, any president, accountable. 15:20 Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY): The chairman of the oversight and Reform Committee has been sued in his personal capacity to prevent them from acquiring certain financial records from the Trump organization. 15:30 Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY): The president has stated that his administration will oppose all subpoenas, and in fact, virtually all document requests are going unsatisfied. Witnesses are refusing to show up at hearings. This is unprecedented. If allowed to go unchecked, this obstruction means the end of congressional oversight. As a coequal branch of government, we should not and cannot allow this to continue, or we will not be a coequal branch of government. Hearing: William Barr Testifies on Mueller Report, Senate Judiciary Committee, May 1, 2019. 7:50 Sen. Lindsay Graham (SC): I would like to do more to harden our infrastructure because the Russians did it. It wasn’t some 400 pound guy sitting on a bed somewhere. It was the Russians, and they’re still doing it. And it can be the Chinese, it could be somebody next. So my takeaway from this report is that we’ve got a lot of work to do to defend democracy against the Russians and other bad actors. And I promise the committee we will get on. Would that work? Hopefully in a bipartisan fashion. 9:20 Sen. Lindsay Graham (SC): This is what Strzok said on February 12th, 2016 “Now he’s in charge of the Clinton email investigation”. 11:25 Sen. Lindsay Graham (SC): “Trump is a fucking idiot”. 17:05 Sen. Diane Feinstein (CA: First Special Counsel Mueller’s report confirms that the Russian government implemented a social media campaign to mislead millions of Americans. 32:50 Attorney General William Barr: The special counsel investigated whether anyone affiliated with president Trump’s campaign conspired or coordinated with these criminal schemes. They concluded that there was not sufficient evidence to establish that there had been any conspiracy or coordination with the Russian government or the IRA. 33:40 Attorney General William Barr: Now we first heard that the special council’s decision not to decide the obstruction issue at at the March 5th meeting when he came over to the department and we were frankly surprised that they were not going to reach a decision on obstruction. We asked them a lot about the reasoning behind this and the basis for Special Council Mueller stated three times to us in that meeting in response to our questioning that he emphatically was not saying that, but for the OLC’s opinion, he would have found obstruction. 34:40 Attorney General William Barr: Once we heard that the special counsel was not reaching a conclusion on obstruction, the deputy and I discussed and agreed that the department had to reach a decision. We had the responsibility to assess the evidence as set forth in the report and to make the judgment. I say this because the special counsel was appointed to carry out the investigative and prosecutorial functions of the department and to do it as part of the Department of Justice. The powers he was using, including the power of using a grand jury and using compulsory process exists for that purpose. The function of the Department of Justice in this arena (which is to determine whether or not there has been criminal conduct). It’s a binary decision. Is there enough evidence to show a crime and do we believe a crime has been committed? 35:30 Attorney General William Barr: We don’t conduct criminal investigations just to collect information and put it out to the public, we do so to make a decision. 35:40 Attorney General William Barr: And here we thought there was an additional reason, which is this was a very public investigation and we had made clear that the results of the investigation we’re going to be made public, and the deputy and I felt that the evidence developed by the special counsel was not sufficient to establish that the president committed a crime, and therefore it would be irresponsible and unfair for the department to release a report without stating the department’s conclusions and thus leave it hanging as to whether the department considered there had been criminal conduct. 38:13 Attorney General William Barr: We prepared the letter for that purpose. To state the bottom line conclusions. We use the language from the report to state those bottom line conclusions. I analogize it to announcing after an extended trial what the verdict of the trial is, pending release of the full transcript. 38:40 Attorney General William Barr: We were not trying to summarize the 410 page report. 44:05 Sen. Lindsay Graham (SC): Very quickly, give us your reasoning why you think it would be inappropriate to proceed forward on obstruction of justice in this case. Attorney General William Barr: Well, um, generally speaking, an obstruction case, uh, typically has two aspects to it. One, there’s usually an underlying criminality that… Sen. Lindsay Graham (SC): Let’s stop right here. Attorney General William Barr: Yeah Sen. Lindsay Graham (SC): Was there an underlying crime here? Attorney General William Barr: No. 48:00 Sen. Lindsay Graham (SC): Do you think the President’s campaign in 2016 was thoroughly looked at in terms of whether or not they colluded with the Russians? Attorney General William Barr: Yes. Sen. Lindsay Graham (SC): And the answer is no according to Bob Mahler. Attorney General William Barr: That’s right. Sen. Lindsay Graham (SC): He couldn’t decide about obstruction, you did. Is that correct? Attorney General William Barr: That’s right. 1:02:08 Sen. Chuck Grassley (IA): In volume two of the report, the special council declined to make a traditional prosecutorial decision. Instead, the special council laid out 200 or so pages relating to a potential obstruction analysis and then dumped that on your desk. In your press conference you said that you asked the special council whether he would have made a charging decision or recommended charges on obstruction, but for the office of legal console’s opinion on charging sitting presidents, and that the special counsel made clear that was not the case. So Mr. Barr, is that an accurate description of your conversation with the special council? Attorney General William Barr: Yes, he, he reiterated several times in a group meeting that he was not saying that, but for the OLC opinion he would have found obstruction. Sen. Chuck Grassley (IA): Yeah. If the special console found facts as sufficient to constitute obstruction of justice, would he have stated that finding? Attorney General William Barr: If he had found that, then I think he would state it. Yes. Sen. Chuck Grassley (IA): Yeah. 1:03:45 Sen. Chuck Grassley (IA): Do you agree with the reasons that he offered for not making a decision and Volume II of his report and why or why not? Attorney General William Barr: Well, I’m not really sure of his reasoning. I really could not recapitulate his analysis, which is one of the reasons in my March 24th letter. I simply stated the fact that he did not reach a conclusion and didn’t try to put words in his mouth. Um, I think that if he felt that he shouldn’t have gone down the path of making a traditional prosecuted decision, then he shouldn’t have investigated. That was the time to, uh, pull up. Sen. Chuck Grassley (IA): Okay. 1:37:53 Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): When did you first learn of the New York Times and Washington Post stories that would make the existence of this letter public? The ones that came out last night? Attorney General William Barr: I think it could have been yesterday, but I’m not sure. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): When they contacted you to ask for any comment? Attorney General William Barr: They didn’t contact me. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)*: Contact to DOJ and ask for any comment? Attorney General William Barr: I can’t actually remember how it came up, but someone mentioned it. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): So you…at some point you knew that the Mueller letter was going to become public and that was probably yesterday? Attorney General William Barr: I think so. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): Okay. When did you decide to make that letter available to us in Congress Attorney General William Barr: This morning. 1:37:53 Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): When did you first learn of the New York Times and Washington Post stories that would make the existence of this letter public? The ones that came out last night? Attorney General William Barr: I think it could have been yesterday, but I’m not sure. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): When they contacted you to ask for any comment? Attorney General William Barr: They didn’t contact me. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)*: Contact to DOJ and ask for any comment? Attorney General William Barr: I can’t actually remember how it came up, but someone mentioned it. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): So you…at some point you knew that the Mueller letter was going to become public and that was probably yesterday? Attorney General William Barr: I think so. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): Okay. When did you decide to make that letter available to us in Congress Attorney General William Barr: This morning. 1:40:30 Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): The… Attorney General William Barr: As I said, I wasn’t interested in putting out summaries. Period. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): Well, you know, we can… Attorney General William Barr: Frankly… Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): This is another hairsplitting exercise because Bob Mueller, (who I think we all agree is fairly credible) actually described your letter as a summary. So you can say it wasn’t a summary, but Mueller said it was a summary and I don’t think… Attorney General William Barr: I wasn’t interested in summarizing the whole report. As I say, I was stating that the bottom line conclusions of the report… Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): Your letter said it’s intended to describe the report, I quote your words… Attorney General William Barr: Yeah, describe the report meaning volume one [inaudible] Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): When you describe the report in four pages and it’s a 400 page report, I don’t know why you’re cowboying about whether it’s a summary or not. Attorney General William Barr: Because I state in the letter that I’m stating that the principle conclusions. 1:41:13 Attorney General William Barr: You know, Bob Mueller is the equivalent of a US attorney. He was exercising the powers of the attorney general subject to the supervision of the attorney general. He’s part of the Department of Justice. His work concluded when he sent his report to the attorney general. At that point, it was my baby. 1:42:59 Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): Um, the interesting thing to me is that it goes on to say that because of the OLC opinion, we have to give the president an extra benefit of the doubt because he is denied his day in court where he could exonerate himself. That seems like a fallacy to me because if you are the president of the United States, you can either waive or readily override the OLC opinion and say, “I’m ready to go to trial.” “I want to exonerate myself.” “Let’s go.” Could you not? Attorney General William Barr: How is this relevant to my decisions? Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): It’s relevant… Attorney General William Barr: Because I assumed that there was no OLC opinion. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): Well, we have a report in front of us that says that this influenced the outcome. And in particular it says it influenced the outcome because it deprived the president of his ability to have his day in court. And my point to you is that the president could easily have his day in court by simply waving or overriding this OLC opinion that has no judicial basis. Correct? Attorney General William Barr: Well, I don’t…I don’t think that there was anything to have a day in court on. I think that the government did not have a prosecutable case, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): but part…well Mueller obviously didn’t agree because he left that up to you. Attorney General William Barr: Well… Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): He said that he could neither confirm nor deny that there was a prosecutable case here. He left that to you and when he did, he said, and you apparently have agreed that this OLC opinion bears on it, and then it would be unfair to the president to put them to the burden of being indicted and not having the ability to be charged himself… Attorney General William Barr: I don’t want to characterize…have Bob’s thought process on this. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): I’m not asking you to characterize it. It’s in his report. He’s put it in writing. Attorney General William Barr: I’m not sure what he means by that in the report. 1:54:13 Sen. John Kennedy (LA): Tell me again briefly why Mr. Mueller told you he reached no conclusion…or he couldn’t make up his mind or whatever. I’m not trying to put words in your mouth. Attorney General William Barr: I really couldn’t recapitulate it. I… it was unclear to us. 2:31:25 Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT): The special council specifically said (at the same time I’m quoting), "If we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the president clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state. He said it again at page 182, and yet in your summary and in the press room conference that you did, you in effect cleared the president on both so-called collusion. Attorney General William Barr: Yeah. The difference is that I use the proper standard. Um, that statement you just read is actually a very strange statement. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT): For four of the specific obstruction episodes, Robert Mueller concluded that it was substantial evidence on four on the three necessary elements of obstruction. Attorney General William Barr: Well, you’re…you’re on. You’re a prospect… Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT): I have to finish my question with all… Attorney General William Barr: You haven’t let me finish my answer. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT): Well, uh, let me just finish the… Chairman Lindsay Graham (SC): We can do both. Attorney General William Barr: Alright, good. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT): Uh, you ignored in that press conference and in the summary that Robert Mueller found substantial evidence and it’s in the report, and we have a chart that shows the elements of that crime. Intent, interference with an ongoing investigation and the obstructive act. 2:38:35 Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT): You started by citing this thing in Volume II about how the report says that they could not be sure that they could clearly say that he did not violate the law. As you know, that’s not the standard we use in the criminal justice system. It’s presumed that if someone is innocent and the government has to prove that they clearly violated the law. We’re not in the business of exoneration. We’re not in the business of proving they didn’t violate law. Attorney General William Barr: I found that whole act very… Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT): …exonerated him in your press conference and in your four page summary Attorney General William Barr: How did that start? I didn’t hear the beginning of the question? Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT): You in effect exonerated or cleared the president? Attorney General William Barr: No, I didn’t exonerate. I said that we did not believe that there was sufficient evidence to establish an obstruction offense, which is the job of the Justice Department and the job of the Justice Department is now over. That determines whether or not there’s a crime. The report is now in the hands of the American people. Everyone can decide for themselves. There’s an election in 18 months. That’s very democratic process, but we’re out of it and we have to stop using the criminal justice process as a political weapon. 2:50:30 Sen. Mazie Hirono (HI): You lied to Congress. You told Representative Charlie Krist that you didn’t know what objections Mueller’s team might have to your March 24th so-called summary. You told Senator Chris Van Hollen that you didn’t know if Bob Mueller supported your conclusions, but you knew you lied, and now we know. 2:51:10 Sen. Mazie Hirono (HI): I expected you would try to protect the president, and indeed you did. In 1989…this isn’t something you hadn’t done before. In 1989, when you refuse to show Congress and OLC opinion that led to the arrest of Manual Noriega. In 1992, when you recommended partners for the subjects of the Iran Contra scandal and last year when you wrote the 19 page memo, telling “Donald Trump as president”, can’t be guilty of obstruction of justice, and then didn’t recuse yourself from the matter. From the beginning, you are addressing an audience of one. That person being Donald Trump. 3:00:40 Attorney General William Barr: How did we get to the point here where the evidence is now that the president was falsely accused of colluding with the Russians and accused of being treasonous and accused of being a Russian agent. And the evidence now is that was without a basis and two years of his administration, uh, have been dominated by the allegations that have now been proven false. And you know, to listen to some of the rhetoric, you would think that the Mueller report and found the opposite. 3:18:14 Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): In your March 24th summary, you wrote: “After reviewing the special council’s final report, deputy Attorney General Rosenstein and I have concluded that the evidence is not sufficient to establish that the president committed an obstruction of justice offense.” Now the special council’s investigation produced a great deal of evidence. Um, I’ve led to believe it included witnesses, notes and emails, witnesses, congressional testimony, witnesses, interviews, um, which were summarized in the FBI 302 forms, former FBI Director Columbia’s memos and the president’s public statements. My question is, in reaching your conclusion, did you personally review all of the underlying evidence? Attorney General William Barr: Uh, no. We took a… we excepted… Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): Did…Did Mr Rosenstein…? Attorney General William Barr: No, we accepted the statements in the report as the factual record. We did not go underneath it to see whether or not they were accurate. We accepted it as accurate and made our… Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): So you accepted the report as the evidence? Attorney General William Barr: Yes. Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): You did not question or look at the underlying evidence that supports the conclusions in the report? Attorney General William Barr: No. Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): Did, uh, Mr Rosenstein review the evidence that underlines and supports the conclusions in the report…to your knowledge? Attorney General William Barr: Not to my knowledge. We accepted the statements in the report. Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): Did anyone in your… Attorney General William Barr: The characterization of the evidence is true. Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): Did anyone in your executive office review the evidence supporting the report? Attorney General William Barr: No. Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): No. 3:20:17 Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): As the Attorney General of the United States, you run the United States Department of Justice. If in any US attorney’s office around the country, the head of that office, when being asked to make a critical decision about in this case the person who holds the highest office in the land and whether or not that person committed a crime. Would you accept them recommending a charging decision to you if they’d had not reviewed the evidence? Attorney General William Barr: Well, that’s a question for Bob Mueller. He’s the U.S. Attorney. He’s the one who presents the report. Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): But it was you who made the charging decisions there. You made the decision not to charge the president Attorney General William Barr: No, in the pross memo and in the declination memo… Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): You said it was your baby. What did you mean by that? Attorney General William Barr: It was my baby to let, to decide whether or not to disclose it to the public. Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): And whose decision was it,? Who had the power to make the decision about whether or not the evidence was sufficient to make a determination of whether there had been an obstruction of justice? Attorney General William Barr: Prosecution memos go up to the supervisor. In this case, it was the…you know, the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, who… who decide on the final decision, and that is based on the memo as presented by the US Attorney’s office. Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): I think you’ve made it clear that you’ve not looked at…we can move on. I think you’ve made it clear Sir that you’ve not looked at the evidence and we can move on. 3:22:25 Attorney General William Barr: You know I haven’t been the only decision maker here. Now let’s take the Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein who was approved by the Senate 94 to 6 with specific discussion on the floor that he would be responsible for supervising the Russian investing. Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): I’m glad you brought up that. That’s a great topic. Attorney General William Barr: He has 30 years experience and we had a number of senior prosecutors in the department involved in this process, both career and non-career. Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): Yes, I’ve, I’ve, I’ve, I’ve read a lot . I have another question and I’m glad you brought that subject up because I have a question about that. Earlier today in response to Senator Graham, you said quote “that you consulted with Rosenstein constantly” With respect to the special council’s investigation report, but Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein is also a key witness and the firing of FBI Director Comey. Did you consult with…? I’m not finished. Attorney General William Barr: Yeah? Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): Did you consult with DOJ Ethics officials before you enlisted Rod Rosenstein to participate in a charging decision for an investigation? The subject, of which; he is also a witness. Attorney General William Barr: My understanding was that he had been cleared already to participate in it. Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): So you had consulted with them and they cleared it? Attorney General William Barr: No, I think they cleared it when he took over the investigation. Did you consider?.. Attorney General William Barr: That’s my understanding? I am…I Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): You don’t know whether he’s been cleared of a conflict of interest? Attorney General William Barr: You would be participating if there was a conflict of interest. Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): So you’re saying that it did not need to be reviewed by the career ethics officials in your office? Attorney General William Barr: I believe, well I believe it was reviewed and I… Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): and what role should find…? Attorney General William Barr: I would also point out that this seems to be a bit of a flip flop because when the president’s supporters were challenging Rosenstein Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): I think in this case that you’re not answering the question directly. Attorney General William Barr: What? Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): Did the ethics officials in your office, in the Department of Justice, review the appropriateness of Rod Rosenstein being a part of making a charging decision on an investigation, which he is also a witness in? Attorney General William Barr: Yeah. So as I said, my understanding was he had been cleared and he had been cleared before I arrived. Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): In making a decision on the Mueller report? Attorney General William Barr: Yes. Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): And, and the findings of whether or not the case would be charged on obstruction of justice? Had he been cleared on that? Attorney General William Barr: He was, he was the acting Attorney General on the Mueller investigation. Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): Had he been cleared? Attorney General William Barr: He had been, I am… Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): By your side recommendation? Attorney General William Barr: I am informed before I arrived, he had been cleared by the ethics officials. Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): Of what? Attorney General William Barr: Serving as acting Attorney General on the Mueller case. Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): How about making a charging decision on obstruction of justice? Attorney General William Barr: That is what the acting… Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): With the lack of offenses, which include him as a witness? Attorney General William Barr: Yeah. He, that’s what the acting Attorney General’s job is. Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): To be a witness and to make the decision about being a prosecutor? Attorney General William Barr: Well. No. But the big charging decisions. Sen. Kamala Harris (CA): I have nothing else. My time has run out. 3:45:15 Sen. Patrick Leahy (VT): And President Trump. I am correcting my earlier statement, never allowed anybody to interview him directly under oath. Is that correct? Attorney General William Barr: I think that’s correct. Sen. Patrick Leahy (VT): Even though he said he’s ready to testify. Thank you. 3:45:42 Attorney General William Barr: The absence of an underlying crime doesn’t necessarily mean that there would be other motives for obstruction. Although, it gets a little bit harder to prove and more speculative as to what those motives might be. But the point I was trying to make earlier, is that in this situation of the president, (who has constitutional authority to supervise proceedings), if in fact a proceeding was not well founded. If it was a groundless proceeding, if it was based on false allegations, the president does not have to sit there constitutionally and allow it to run its course. The president could terminate that proceeding and it would not be a corrupt intent because he was being falsely accused and he would be worried about the impact on his administration. That’s important, because most of the obstruction claims that are being made here or, episodes, do involve the exercise of the president’s constitutional authority. And we now know that he was being falsely accused. 3:52:05 Attorney General William Barr: Right after March 5th, we started discussing what the implications of this were and how we would… Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): And you made the decision when? Attorney General William Barr: Uh, probably on Sunday the 24th. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): That’s the day the letter came out? Attorney General William Barr: Yes. We made the decision… Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): And make the decision until the letter came out? Attorney General William Barr: No. No. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): You must have told somebody how to write the letter, you couldn’t… Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): When did you actually decide that there was no obstruction? Attorney General William Barr: The 24th. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): Okay. 3:52:35 Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): When did you get the first draft of the Mueller report? Attorney General William Barr: The, the first?.. It wasn’t a draft. We got the final. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): The first version of it that you saw? Attorney General William Barr: Well, the only version of it I saw. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): Okay, the only version for you Sir. When you do first? Attorney General William Barr: The 22nd Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): The 22nd 3:52:50 Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): Now you told Senator Harris that you made your decision on the obstruction charge, you and Rosenstein, based on the Mueller report. Did I correctly infer that you made that decision then between the 22nd and the 24th? Attorney General William Barr: Well, we had had a lot of discussions about it before the 22nd but then the final decision was made on the 24th Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI): and you didn’t… Attorney General William Barr: We had more than two and a half days to consider this. LLC had already done a lot of thinking about some of these issues even before, uh, the…we got the report. 4:03:30 Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT): This letter was an extraordinary act. A career prosecutor would rebuking the Attorney General of the United States memorializing in writing. Right? I know of no other incidents of that happening. Do you? Attorney General William Barr: Uh, I don’t consider Bob at this stage, a career prosecutor. He’s had a career as a prosecutor. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT): Well, he was a very eminent… Attorney General William Barr: Who was the head of the FBI for 12 years? Um… Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT): He’s a career…He’s had a, he’s… law enforcement professional? Attorney General William Barr: Right? Yup. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT): I know of no other instances of… Attorney General William Barr: But he was also political appointee and he was a political appointee with me at the Department of Justice. I don’t, I, you know, the letters a bit snitty and I think it was probably written by one of his staff people. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT): Did you make a memorandum of your conversation? Attorney General William Barr: Huh? Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT): Did you make a memory? Attorney General William Barr: No, I didn’t need anyone else around them. What? Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT): Did anyone, either you or anyone on your staff memorialize your conversation with Robert Mueller? Attorney General William Barr: Yes. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT):Who did that? Attorney General William Barr: Uh, there were notes taken of the call. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT): May We have those notes? Attorney General William Barr: No. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT):Why not? Attorney General William Barr: Why should you have them? Hearing: Attorney General Barr News Conference on Mueller Report Release, Department of Justice, April 18, 2019. 4:00 Attorney General William Barr: As the Special Counsel’s report makes clear, the Russian government sought to interfere in our election. But thanks to the Special Counsel’s thorough investigation, we now know that the Russian operatives who perpetrated these schemes did not have the cooperation of President Trump or the Trump campaign – or the knowing assistance of any other Americans for that matter. 9:30 Attorney General William Barr: Special Counsel did not make a traditional prosecutorial judgment regarding this allegation. Instead, the report recounts ten episodes involving the President and discusses potential legal theories for connecting these actions to elements of an obstruction offense. After carefully reviewing the facts and legal theories outlined in the report, and in consultation with the Office of Legal Counsel and other Department lawyers, the Deputy Attorney General and I concluded that the evidence developed by the Special Counsel is not sufficient to establish that the President committed an obstruction-of-justice offense. 10:30 Attorney General William Barr: In assessing the President’s actions discussed in the report, it is important to bear in mind the context. President Trump faced an unprecedented situation. As he entered into office, and sought to perform his responsibilities as President, federal agents and prosecutors were scrutinizing his conduct before and after taking office, and the conduct of some of his associates. At the same time, there was relentless speculation in the news media about the President’s personal culpability. Yet, as he said from the beginning, there was in fact no collusion. And as the Special Counsel’s report acknowledges, there is substantial evidence to show that the President was frustrated and angered by a sincere belief that the investigation was undermining his presidency, propelled by his political opponents, and fueled by illegal leaks. Nonetheless, the White House fully cooperated with the Special Counsel’s investigation, providing unfettered access to campaign and White House documents, directing senior aides to testify freely, and asserting no privilege claims. And at the same time, the President took no act that in fact deprived the Special Counsel of the documents and witnesses necessary to complete his investigation. Apart from whether the acts were obstructive, this evidence of non-corrupt motives weighs heavily against any allegation that the President had a corrupt intent to obstruct the investigation. 18:00 Attorney General William Barr: But I will say that when we met with him, Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein and I met with him, along with Ed o’Callaghan, who is the principal associate deputy, on March 5th. We specifically asked him about the OLC opinion and whether or not he was taking a position that he would have found a crime but for the existence of the OLC opinion. And he made it very clear several times that that was not his position. He was not saying that but for the OLC opinion, he would have found a crime. He made it clear that he had not made the determination that there was a crime.” 19:30 Attorney General William Barr: And we don’t go through this process just to collect information and throw it out to the public. We collect this information. We use that compulsory process for the purpose of making that decision. And because the special counsel did not make that decision, we felt the department had to. That was a decision by me and the deputy attorney general. 20:15 Attorney General William Barr: Well, special counsel Mueller did not indicate that his purpose was to leave the decision to Congress. I hope that was not his view, since we don’t convene grand juries and conduct criminal investigations for that purpose. He did not – I didn’t talk to him directly about the fact that we were making the decision, but I am told that his reaction to that was that it was my prerogative as attorney general to make that decision. Hearing: Justice Department Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, April 9, 2019. 1:07:10 Rep. Charlie Crist (FL): Reports have emerged recently, General, that members of the Special Council’s team are frustrated at some level with the limited information included in your March 24th letter, that it does not adequately or accurately necessarily portray the report’s findings. Do you know what they’re referencing with that? Attorney General William Barr: No, I don’t. I suspect that they probably wanted more put out. Hearing: Michael Cohen Testimony, House Oversight Committee, February 27, 2019. 4:01:34 Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA): On January 17 of this year, the Wall Street Journal published a story stating that you hired John Gauger, the owner of a consulting company who works for Liberty University in Virginia, to rig at least two online polls related to Donald Trump. Did you hire him? Michael Cohen: Those were back in I believe 2015? Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA): 2014. Michael Cohen: 2014. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA): 2014. So you did hire him? Michael Cohen: Yes. I spoke with Mr. Gauger about manipulating these online polls. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA): And did he use bots to manipulate the poll? Michael Cohen: He used algorithms and if that includes bots then the answer’s yes. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA): Yes. That’s accurate. Did the president have any involvement Michael Cohen: Yes. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA): In directing you to do this? Michael Cohen: Yes. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA): What were the results of the poll Michael Cohen: Exactly where we wanted them to be. In the CNBC poll, we came in at number nine. And the Drudge Report, he was top of the Drudge Report as well. 4:50:20 Michael Cohen: So there was a contract that I ended up creating Mr Trump’s behalf for a Ukrainian oligarch by the name of Victor Pinchuk. And it was that Mr. Trump was asked to come into participate in what was the Ukrainian American Economic Forum. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to go, but I was able to negotiate 15 minutes by Skype where they would have a camera, very much like a television camera, very much like that one. And they would translate Mr. Trump to the questionnaire and then he would respond back. And I negotiated a fee of $150,000 for 15 minutes. I was directed by Mr. Trump to have the contract done in the name of the Donald J. Trump foundation as opposed to Donald J. Trump or services rendered. Hearing: FBI Oversight, Senate Judicary Committee, May 3, 2017. Witnesses: James Comey: FBI Director Sound Clips: *2:27:00: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT): So potentially the President of the United States could be a target of your ongoing investigation into the Trump campaign’s involvement with Russian interference in our election. Correct? FBI Director James Comey: I just worry… I don’t want to answer that because it seems to be unfair speculation. We will follow the evidence. We’ll try and find as much as we can and we’ll follow the evidence where it leads. Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)

Today's emergency, late-breaking episode breaks down the Barr Summary of the Mueller Report and gives you some advance warning that the narrative on the Mueller report is about to shift very quickly in the opposite direction.  Get ahead of the story by listening today! Due to the length of the breakdown, we don't have our regular segments today, but we do have (as always), the answer to Thomas Takes The Bar Exam #119 regarding contracts for the sale of wheat.  Can Thomas keep his streak alive?  Listen and find out!  And, as always, remember to follow our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and like our Facebook Page so that you too can play along with #TTTBE! AppearancesNone!  If you'd like to have either of us as a guest on your show, drop us an email at openarguments@gmail.com. Show Notes & Links 1. This is the Barr Summary of the Mueller Report. 2. Ken Dilanian's tweet. 3. Glenn Greenwald's tweet. 4. We discussed disaggregation of the investigations in Episode OA: 259. 5. Confirms the Senate Intelligence Committee report we talked about in Episode OA: 190. 6. Russian Lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya’s OPEN SDNY criminal trial as of 1/8/2019 for obstruction of justice. 7. Mueller’s NFL report is here. Support us on Patreon at:  patreon.com/law Follow us on Twitter:  @Openargs Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/openargs/ Don't forget the OA Facebook Community! For show-related questions, check out the Opening Arguments Wiki, which now has its own Twitter feed!  @oawiki And email us at openarguments@gmail.com  

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss yesterday's major victory in the Mexican Presidential Election for populist candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador. What brought about this Obrador's win, and how might US-Mexico relations change as a result?Scheduled Guests:Jamarl Thomas [In-Studio] - Political Commentator | An Explosive Supreme Court Battle Looms & Is the DNC Capable of Reform?Elbert Guillory - Former State Senator from Louisiana | Who is Being Exploited and Ignored in the Immigration Debate?Eugene Puryear - Co-Host of 'By Any Means Necessary' on Radio Sputnik | Reporting Live from Mexico on Yesterday's Election ResultsWhitney Webb - Staff Writer at Mint Press News | Debt is Turning US Farmers to Suicide in Spiking NumbersWilliam Craddick - Founder of Disobedient Media | The CIA Teams Up With the Defense Industry To Undermine North Korea NegotiationsDebates over immigration continue to rage as there is passionate disagreement on how to best address the current problems. Elbert Guillory, a former State Senator from Louisiana, returns to Fault Lines to give his thoughts on the current immigration debate and how American citizens are being impacted by policies made in Washington DC.In a disturbing trend, suicide rates among US farmers have been aggressively on the rise.Mint Press News staff writer Whitney Webb joins the show to explain why this has been occurring and if there is more despair on the horizon for American farmers.For the final segment, Disobedient Media founder William Craddick returns to discuss efforts from inside the intelligence community to sabotage possible advances in US-North Korea relations. Faux journalist and known CIA asset Ken Dilanian is at the center of recent leaks involving North Korea, and Dilanian's suspect reporting will be analyzed on today's show.

Joe Jerome: An overview of GDPR requirements (Ep. 130) Bio  Joseph Jerome (@joejerome) is a Policy Counsel on CDT's Privacy & Data Project. His work focuses on the legal and ethical questions posed by smart technologies and big data, and he is interested in developing transparency and accountability mechanisms and procedures around novel uses of data. Prior to joining CDT, Joe was an associate in the cybersecurity and privacy practice of a major law firm. His practice focused on advertising technologies and privacy compliance in the health and financial sectors. Additionally, he worked on a wide range of consumer privacy issues at the Future of Privacy Forum and has written articles about data ethics, trust in the online gig economy, and emerging technologies in video games. Joe has a J.D. from the New York University School of Law, where he was an International Law and Human Rights Student Fellow, and a B.A. from Boston University. Resources enter for Democracy and Technology (CDT) Top 10 operational impacts of the GDPR (via IAPP) Top 10 operational responses to the GDPR (via IAPP) Security, Privacy & Tech Inquiries Blog by Lukasz Olejnik World without Mind by Franklin Foer News Roundup Trump fails to act on Russian cyberattacks U.S. Cyber Command head Admiral Mike Rogers told the Senate Armed Services Committee that President Trump has yet to give an order to implement measures that would prevent further Russian cyberattacks. This is despite reports last week of Russia's deepening efforts to interfere with American politics. For example, the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology released a report saying that between 2015 and 2017, accounts on social media that were linked to Russian propagandists, tried to influence policies that would undermine U.S. efforts to sell natural gas in Europe where Russia has considerable market share. Also, Reddit reported that thousands shared Russian propaganda on its site, prompting demands for more answers from the Senate Intelligence Committee, which is also investigating Tumblr. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is also said to be pursuing a case against Russians who conducted cyberattacks against Democrats during the 2016 election. These charges would be in addition to the ones Mueller has already brought against Russians accused of spreading propaganda on social media, according to NBC News' Ken Dilanian.   But despite the absence of specific directives from the White House to U.S. Cyber Command, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats claimed before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that the White House is taking a “whole government approach” under which the president has tasked the 17 agencies Mr. Coats oversees with addressing the Russian cyber threat.   John Bowden at the Hill reported that Russians also collected Americans' personal data from social media platforms during the 2016 campaign.   On Monday top Democrats including Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Dianne Feinstein wrote a letter to President Trump urging him to extradite the 13 Russian nationals FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted last month for allegedly using social media to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that the extradition would never happen. Ninth Circuit will hear consolidated net neutrality appeal The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which is based in San Francisco, will hear the multidistrict litigation initiated by 22 state attorneys general to appeal the Federal Communications Commission's decision to repeal the Obama-era net neutrality rules. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict litigation chose the Ninth circuit at random. Trump blocks Broadcom acquisition of Qualcomm President Trump has blocked Singapore tech giant Broadcom's acquisition of Qualcomm, citing national security concerns. At $117 billion, the merger of the two chipmakers would have been the biggest tech deal in history. The Verge reports that Broadcom is in the process of moving its headquarters to the U.S. by April 3rd.   Twitter cracks down on ‘Tweetdeckers Twitter purged several accounts for “tweetdecking”, a violation of Twitter's spam policy in which users mass tweet each other's tweets using platforms like Tweetdeck. Some of the accounts that were suspended had millions of followers. A new MIT study also released last week found that fake news travels some 6 times faster on Twitter than the truth. White House holds video game violence meeting  Harper Neidig at the Hill reported on the White House's meeting with video game industry representatives. The president convened the behind-closed-doors meeting to discuss the role of video games in promoting mass shootings. In attendance were representatives from the Parents Television Council, Entertainment Software Association, as well as executives from game makers Rockstar and ZeniMax. The Verge reported that the meeting was largely unproductive and Activision announced the release of its latest ‘Call of Duty' installment on the same day the White House meeting took place. FBI paid Geek Squad employees to inform on Child Pornography Laurel Wamsley at NPR reported that the FBI paid informants at Best Buy's computer repair service unit Geek Squad to flag child pornography found on their customers' computers.The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the FBI last year about these searches and the new documents illustrate more about the nature of the relationship between the FBI and Geek Squad. FBI Agent Tracey Riley testified in a Jefferson County Kentucky Circuit Court last week confirming that that FBI agents paid Geek Squad workers in a Best Buy store in Kentucky when they found child pornography.  FCC Proposes $1 billion for Caribbean hurricane recovery efforts FCC Chairman Ajit Pai proposed over $1 billion in funding to aid in the recovery of communications networks in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Sixty-four million would go immediately towards restoring networks. The rest, or $954 million, would go towards longer-term projects to enhance broadband networks in the Caribbean. Harper Neidig reports in the Hill. Congressional Black Caucus pushes tech on lobbying diversity The Congressional Black Caucus wrote a letter to the Internet Association, CTIA, NCTA and US Telecom urging them to hire and retain more black lobbyists given African-Americans' widespread use of mobile devices. White House joins push for internet sales tax The White House is joining in states' push for the Supreme Court to overturn a 1992 precedent, Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, that held that many online retailers don't have to add sales tax to the prices their customers pay. Thirty-five states support overturning the decision. Online retailers who oppose doing so claim that it would be too onerous to collect taxes from fifty different states. Jess Bravin reports for the Wall Street Journal. Number of Americans affected by Equifax breach keeps growing Equifax's interim Chief Executive Paulino do Rego Barros Jr. announced on Thursday that an additional 2.4 million consumers were affected by their massive data breach last year. It brings the total up to 147.9 million. Brian Fung reports in the Washington Post. House reauthorizes the FCC The House voted to reauthorize the Federal Communications Commission with legislation that seeks to develop 5G networks and invest funds for the spectrum incentive auction. If the bill passes Congress, it will be the first time since 1990 that Congress has reauthorized the Commission. Harper Neidig reports in the Hill. Amazon offering 54 percent discount to Medicaid recipients Amazon announced last week that, for Medicaid recipients only, it would cut the monthly Prime subscription down to $5.99 per month. This is $7.00 less than the standard $12.99 fee. The move is seen as an effort by Amazon to attract Walmart customers. MIT study finds Uber & Lyft drivers earn less than minimum wage A new MIT study found that Uber and Lyft drivers earn less on average that minimum wage workers. The report found a median profit of $3.37 per hour before taxes. Ashley May has the report in USA Today.

This week, following the New York Times revelation of the purported identities of three covert CIA agents, the Johns Hopkins University Center for Advanced Governmental Studies, along with the James Madison Project and Just Security, hosted an entitled “Whistleblowing and America’s Secrets: Ensuring a Viable Balance,” which with the support of the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies at Johns Hopkins, we now present to you in full. In the discussion, Bob Litt, General Counsel for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, along with Ken Dilanian of the Associated Press, Dr. Gabriel Schoenfeld of the Hudson Institute, and Lawfare’s own Steve Vladeck, tackle the important legal and policy questions surrounding classified leak prosecutions, the responsibilities of the press, whistleblower protections, and the future of the Espionage Act. Mark Zaid, the Executive Director of the James Madison Project moderated the discussion.