A 28-point peace plan that critics say gives Moscow everything it wants has Europe scrambling for relevance. And in U.S. courts, Halligan's marquee prosecutions against Comey and Letitia James implode, raising questions about competence, legality, and political revenge.

We break down Trump's latest wave of pardons — from a felon who paid nearly $1M lobbying for clemency, to a fraudster now sentenced to 37 years, new Jan. 6 pardons, insider-trading billionaire Joe Lewis, and a Boca Raton woman who threatened FBI agents. Plus: the growing list of pardoned offenders committing new crimes and new questions about Trump's identical-looking pardon signatures.

Today on Brett Breaks Things, we follow the GOP Corruption Tour as it makes two explosive stops. First, Rep. Cory Mills lands under an ethics investigation while new reporting uncovers a "f*cking bananas" Afghanistan mission involving sex workers, a shadow charity, and Democrats strangely stepping in to save his committee seats. Then we hit stop number two: Kristi Noem, where a firm tied to her quietly pocketed money from $220 million in DHS ad contracts. This isn't the corruption they scream about — this is the corruption happening right in front of us.

As new reporting reveals Trump approved covert CIA action in Venezuela—and U.S. ships, aircraft, and strike authorities quietly ramp up—his Justice Department is melting down at home. Lindsey Halligan admits the grand jury never even saw the final Comey indictment, prompting legal experts to question whether the case ever existed at all. And Pam Bondi dodges every question about whether the DOJ will actually release the Epstein files, repeating only: "We will follow the law." Today we break down the secrets abroad, the chaos in court, and the evasions inside Trump's DOJ.

Congress overwhelmingly passes the Epstein files bill — and the fallout is immediate. Trump lashes out at reporters, Mike Johnson scrambles to run cover, Thomas Massie breaks ranks, and the GOP splits over what should be a simple transparency vote. Plus: a major federal court ruling blocks Texas' Republican-drawn congressional map.

A federal judge accuses the Justice Department of potential misconduct in the Comey case, while new mortgage-fraud allegations and Lisa Cook's rare public defense rock Trump's housing and financial team. Meanwhile, Trump's deepening ties to Saudi Arabia return to the spotlight — from F-35 sales to fresh business deals — raising new questions about money, influence, and power

Republicans scramble to reinvent their health-care agenda after years of failed repeal promises, floating a patchwork of ACA tweaks and subsidy extensions that undercut a decade of talking points. Then we dive into the explosive Epstein reversal: Trump suddenly backs a vote to release the files while the DOJ walls off his exposure, new emails surface, and Rep. Thomas Massie warns the whole thing is a calculated smokescreen. We connect the politics, the timing, and the motives behind both unfolding crises.

Pam Bondi goes on the attack, blasting judges for trying to block Trump's U.S. Attorney picks while defending the coming Comey indictment and rallying behind Lindsay Halligan. Meanwhile, Bill Pulte is at the center of a housing firestorm: a criminal referral targeting Eric Swalwell, Fannie Mae officials ousted after sounding alarms, and watchdogs probing how Pulte got Democrats' mortgage records. And on top of it all—the White House is furious after Pulte pushed Trump into the doomed 50-year mortgage idea.

The House finally votes to end the record-long shutdown, but Washington's relief is short-lived as the Epstein petition hits its 218th signature—triggering the next phase of document release. We break down the most explosive revelations from the newly uncovered Epstein emails involving Trump, Larry Summers, and other powerful players, including Epstein's claim he could "take Trump down."

The House finally returns — and instantly implodes. After six hours of bickering over the funding bill, lawmakers clash over a hidden Senate provision giving members a $500K payout for phone record seizures. McGovern torches GOP hypocrisy on healthcare, Jeffries and Clark call out "real-time corruption," and Trump drops a new round of eyebrow-raising pardons. Plus, new court rulings shake up the redistricting map ahead of 2026.