Convicted Felon Donald Trump now wants to drop his $10 BILLION collusion lawsuit against the Trump IRS in exchange for a $1.7 BILLION slush fund of taxpayer funds to pay his allies and friends who allege they’ve been victims of Biden administration “weaponization.” Katie Phang has all of the latest on this new grifty scheme, including the possible pool of claimants like Jan 6 insurrectionists.

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California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra is battle-tested and ready to lead California. He joins Katie Phang to talk about how his prior experience as an Attorney General, Congressman, and Secretary of HHS has prepared him to hit the ground running as Governor & he gives Katie some advice as a parent of daughters. Check out his campaign here: https://www.xavierbecerra2026.com/

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Residents of the Chicago apartment complex that was victimized by federal immigration agents in Sept. of 2025 have now filed legal claims against the Trump Administration for their suffering and abuse. Katie Phang has the breaking legal news on their claims, including the more than $5 million that each resident is seeking, and more details about that illegal raid that has resulted in NO federal criminal charges against anyone.

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Textbook collusion? Convicted Felon Donald Trump is in talks with his own DOJ to settle his $10 BILLION IRS lawsuit. Katie Phang has the breaking news on how American taxpayers would foot the bill for this bullshit settlement and how one of the terms includes no audits for Trump, his family, or his businesses.

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Today on Sidebar with Katie Phang, Katie breaks down the biggest headlines, including the House Oversight Committee Democrats’ field hearing in Palm Beach, where Epstein survivors delivered powerful testimony as part of the ongoing investigation. Katie was on the ground at the hearing and shares key takeaways and what could come next. Plus, Lauren Hersh, CEO and Co-Founder of World Without Exploitation and an attorney for Epstein survivors, joins Katie following her testimony to discuss the continued fight for accountability. Katie also unpacks Senate testimony from Kash Patel and Pete Hegseth, where Democrats sharply questioned both men over their embarrassing display of leadership.

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Long-time Utahn and democracy advocate, Caroline Gleich, is speaking out against the 40,000-acre data center project called Stratos, which is being pushed by Shark Tank celebrity investor, Kevin O’Leary.  She joins Katie Phang to explain why a Utah statute-created agency called MIDA (Military Installation Development Authority) is allowing for no transparency on this deal & why angry Utahns are opposing it.

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Global ecologist and Exec. Dir. of Grow the Flow, Dr. Ben Abbott, is raising alarms about the lack of transparency on the proposed Stratos Project in Utah. He joins Katie Phang to explain the horrific impacts on the environment, including how the 40,000-acre data center could release as much heat as 23 atomic bombs per day & how it could destroy an already-shrinking Great Salt Lake.

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Cole Allen, the alleged assassin from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, appeared in federal court and pleaded not guilty to the charges he’s currently facing. Katie Phang has the latest about his case, including a scathing motion to disqualify Jeanine Pirro and Todd Blanche, and she connects the dots on how this prosecution is linked to Felon Trump’s billion-dollar ballroom scheme.

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David Garrett is a part of the pioneering group that has brought the Donald J. Trump Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room to New York in order to show the magnitude of the Epstein Files, as currently produced by the Trump DOJ. He joins Katie Phang as they walk through the room, and he explains how the exhibition came into being and why it’s so important.

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Convicted Felon Donald Trump, his failed sons, and the Trump Organization are suing the IRS and the Treasury Dept for $10 BILLION dollars. Democracy Forward’s Skye Perryman joins Katie Phang on the powerful amicus brief they filed in this lawsuit & why we need to be paying attention to the evolution of the grift and corruption.

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