KPFK - BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

Guest: Marcy Wheeler, independent national security journalist

Independent national security and accountability journalist MARCY WHEELER of Emptywheel.net delivers a deep dive into the latest revelations from the various federal investigations into Donald Trump that are now being overseen by Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith. Wheeler, who knows nearly as much about the many criminal cases against Donald Trump as the prosecutors themselves, offers new insights into the latest developments in the probe of hundreds of stolen classified documents retrieved from Trump's FL resort, the investigation into the January 6 Capitol insurrection, and much more...

More American kids killed in a mass shooting at Michigan State University. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announces she will not seek re-election. Trump's former UN ambassador, Nikki Haley, announces her run for the GOP 2024 presidential nomination. Arkansas county ditches electronic voting in favor of hand-marked, hand-counted paper ballots. Nye County, NV found hand-counting 2022 ballots was ultimately more accurate than computer tallies. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

PLEASE DONATE to KPFK! A roundup of new developments over the weekend, including 3 'unidentified aerial objects' shot down by the U.S. military. Corporate media fascination with the UFOs has buried revelations that more classified documents were found in Trump's possession, with at least one document copied to a laptop computer and a thumb drive. GA judge grants partial release of a Fulton County special grand jury report investigating Trump's attempts to pressure officials into stealing the 2020 election. Callers ring in.

Guest: Heather 'Digby' Parton, Salon/Hullabaloo; 'Driftglass,' The Professional Left Podcast

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Encore: original air-date 2/8/2023. Joe Biden's second State of the Union address as President turned out to be an unexpectedly lively and historic humdinger of a speech. HEATHER DIGBY PARTON, award-winning columnist at Salon and Hullabaloo and 'DRIFTGLASS' of The Professional Left podcast offer insight, context, and analysis of the frequently contentious, very unusual event, the strange Republican response, 'the greatest Rope-a-Dope Moment in the all-time history of State of the Union addresses,' and more...

GOP-led House hearings are now underway, and they aren't going well for Republicans. A hearing on Twitter's content moderation policies before the 2020 election exposed that the Trump Administration frequently pressured the social media site to censor posts critical of Trump, and management altered its terms of service to accommodate Trump's many violations, while debunking conservatives' allegations of being targeted for censorship. House Democrats save the Office of Congressional Ethics. PA Democrats thwart GOP power grab, as MN lawmakers move quickly on reproductive rights, clean energy, and more. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Heather 'Digby' Parton, Salon/Hullabaloo; 'Driftglass,' The Professional Left Podcast

Joe Biden's second State of the Union address as President turned out to be an unexpectedly lively and historic humdinger of a speech. HEATHER DIGBY PARTON, award-winning columnist at Salon and Hullabaloo and 'DRIFTGLASS' of The Professional Left podcast offer insight, context, and analysis of the frequently contentious, very unusual event, the strange Republican response, 'the greatest Rope-a-Dope Moment in the all-time history of State of the Union addresses,' and more...

Guest: Ion Sancho, former FL Elections Supervisor

Remember when Republicans used to pretend to believe in things like 'personal freedoms'? Florida's GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis, a 2024 Presidential hopeful, has enacted several new authoritarian laws in the state, punishing those who criticize him, and more. Former FL election supervisor ION SANCHO explains why county election officials are unanimously opposed to a costly new GOP voter suppression law that will create a 'logistical nightmare,' the dark money groups behind the law's passage, and the unintended consequences that are likely to result. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

A catastrophic earthquake has killed 3800+ near the Turkey/Syria border. Republican officials are maximally outraged about a Chinese spy balloon that the US military shot down. Campaign contribution limits have been raised due to inflation. New leaked audio confirms Wisconsin GOP knew Trump lost the 2020 election then chose to deceive the public with phony fraud claims. Although President Biden has accomplished more in two years than perhaps any other administration, new polling suggests the public has no idea. Why? Callers weigh in on all of the above.

Guest: Brendan Fischer, Documented

Encore: original air-date 1/25/2023. Newly-uncovered documents show the extent of the far-rightwing Heritage Foundation's $24 million effort to suppress voting rights on both state and federal levels after the 2020 election. Campaign finance expert BRENDAN FISCHER explains the dark money group's scheme, their deceptive tactics and plans to push anti-democracy laws in swing-state legislatures in advance of the 2024 election. Fischer also weighs in on new revelations of potential violations of campaign finance laws by Republican fabulist, Rep. George Santos (NY).

GOP Debunking Week continues, as the Republican House majority launches partisan investigations and drops all pretense of pursuing a policy agenda. Fact-check eviscerates GOP false claims, showing no classified info on Hunter Biden's laptop, while the younger Biden issues legal warnings. Independent voters are angry at House Republicans for ignoring the big issues on which they campaigned. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) delivers inspiring remarks after being targeted by House GOP. Programming note: we will be moving to a Mon-Thurs schedule, with rebroadcasts on Fridays, for the near future. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'