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About the Clinton Subpoena and Trump Fir...

Andrew Heaton, Jen Briney, Justin Robert Young

About this episode

With Heaton out on vacation, Jeremiah Johnson — from Infinite Scroll and the Center for New Liberalism — joins the panel as they cover the House’s sweeping subpoenas of Bill and Hillary Clinton, along with a host of former DOJ officials, in its expanding Epstein probe. They debate whether any outcome can satisfy the public’s bipartisan appetite for answers. Then, they break down Trump’s controversial firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief, raising alarms about politicizing economic data and the possible fallout for investor trust.

Chapters

00:00:00 - Intro

00:11:18 - Clinton Subpoena and Epstein

00:42:18 - Trump Firing BLS Secretary

01:05:49 - Emails

01:52:24 - Wrap-up

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