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The Trump Newsome feud is entering a new phase beyond
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the meme wars and the war of words. Now Newsom
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says the Trump administration is seeking the DOJ on his wife.
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The DOJ says that is not the case. This is
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not politically motivated, but the perception is, of course certainly there.
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And now new polling is offering clues about how voters
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view this political class between Newsom and Trump and what
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it might mean for twenty twenty eight.
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See it.
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It's Harry Enton here now with predictions and data.
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Predictions and data.
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I'll tell you this much.
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Gavin Newsom wants to be going after President Trump, and
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he wants President Trump going after him from a political
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point of view because Democrats hate Donald Trump and we
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excuse me, yes, democrats hate that. Got it right, I
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got it right, I got it right.
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And you could just see it here.
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Look at this Google searches for Gavin Newsom since of
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course he held that little spiel yesterday since three pm
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on Monday. Look at this up like a rocket, up
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six hundred and thirty five percent, a three month high.
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When Gavin Newsom goes out and is talking about Donald
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Trump and Donald Trump potentially attacking him. That generates energy
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from the Democratic base. It motivates folks to look up Gavinussom.
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And when you're doing a presidential bid, press is oxygen.
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Oxygen that allows it to grow. And he's right now
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got oxygen because a lot of folks are looking up
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Gavin Newsom.
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That oxygen. Name recognition a big thing as well. Look,
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Democrats have been really clear that they want someone who
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will fight against President Trump and any of those who
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back him. Is that working for Newsom here?
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Yeah, I mean, this is exactly right, Sarah Seigner. What
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Democrats want is they want a fire. They want someone
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to take on the president of the United States. And
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they don't think that Democrats are doing enough of that, right,
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Dems who say they want Dems in DC to stand
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up to Trump more. You know, back in twenty eighteen,
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during Trump's first term, right, it was sixty three percent.
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Look at where it is now, it's ninety three percent.
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It's three percent basically uniformity across the Democratic base. They
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want Democrats who are going to Washington, DC to stand
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up to Donald Trump more. And that's exactly what you
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saw Gavin Newsom trying to do. Yesterday saying I am
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going to stand up to Donald Trump. And of course
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it's not the first time he has done that.
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It isn't the first time. How has this sort of
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fight worked out previously, because this they've clashed before many,
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many times. And we should be clear Donald Trump won't
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be on the ballot in twenty twenty eight. But but, but.
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But this is a formula that works for Gavin Newsom
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because remember, this again, is not the first time it's happened.
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And take a look choice for the DEM nominee Gavin
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Newsom pre impost June twenty five, Remember that Los Angeles
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I surge, right, you know, back in April of twenty
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twenty five, before that happened, Gavin Newsom was lingering in
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the single digits in terms of the Democratic primary post
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but then post that, look at that his support went
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up threefold, went up support threefold in August of twenty
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twenty percent. Now it's nineteen percent, kind of leveled off
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a little bit, but still very much in the top tier.
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Gavin Newsom has used Donald Trump as a foil to
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catapult himself up to the top tier. And what we
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saw yesterday, in my opinion, is something that Gavin Newsom,
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at least politically speaking, is hoping we'll keep him up
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in that top tier and perhaps elevate him further because
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he knows that going after Donald Trump is a winning
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formula if you're running for president in twenty twenty eight,
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which I don't think you have to be that tuned
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into politics to know that Gavin Newsom very much wants
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to do so it all.
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The signs are there, all the signs all if it doesn't,
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but all the signs are there.
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The signs are there that like, just like I would
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lose in a quiet contest, The signs are there.
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Harry Endn. We like your loudness. You are welcome anytime.
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Thank you very much.
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You are very welcome. As Politico put it, this morning,
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Gavin Newsom received what just be the ultimate boost for
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any twenty twenty eight want to be the coveted Trump
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DOJ investigation. A source to CNN, the Justice Department is
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investigating the wife of the Governor Gavin Newsom. Newsom, for
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his part, responding forcefully blasting the move as politically motivated.
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One by one, anyone who has challenged Donald Trump has
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ended up on his hit list, and today I proudly
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join that list.
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Stan's Kaylen Polance joins us more. She's got more reporting
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on this, Kaylen? Where where are we with this? What
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is behind all of this? There's a lot of angles
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to it.
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Okay, this is an active investigation. It has been going
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on for several months. From what we understand from our
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sources and the investigation. Gavin Newsom, the California, Bornia governor.
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He's saying that he's being targeted, but we have learned
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it is not into him. There is an investigation around
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his wife and an investigation being done around tax related
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issues or taxes potentially. We know that there are irs
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in agents that are involved in questioning people around the
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governor and his family over the past week. But this
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is something that is looking into his wife. The investigation,
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as far as we know, out of one of the
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US attorney's offices in California. Newsom addressed this yesterday, specifically
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speaking about how he felt his wife was being targeted
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as well as he was. This is what he said
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at a press conference.
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Put my name on every and any enemies list you have,
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but lead my wife and family out of your personal vendetta.
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I like to say something to my wife. These times
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are not normal, They're not ordinary. I love you and
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I'm sorry he's doing this. You have not earned a
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single one of the indignities that he's trying to inflict
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on you and our children.
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Now, Kate, we were asking the governor's office yesterday for
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a little bit more clarity on what those indignities Newsom
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says have arisen. He says or his office has said
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that there have been inquiries around his family, things about
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his wife and his family, potentially her nonprofits or businesses
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that she's associated with. She's a documentary filmmaker in California.
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We also know that people that are in contact with
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the family have been asked questions by the FBI and
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IRS agents, and those questions have revealed to the Governor's
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office that his accounts have been accessed in some way,
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very likely by subpoena, where a federal investigation would get
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information about accounts that Newsome and his family would have.
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But we're still learning details about this, and the governor
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of California clearly is making this a political opportunity, saying
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that he is being targeted because he's considering running for president,
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and he indeed is putting himself on that same list
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as others who say they've been weaponized or that the
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Just Partment has been weaponized against them to try and
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investigate them.
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Caitlyn Polands, thank you so much for your reporting. Kaitlin,
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Sarah all right.
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Joining me now. Is seen in legal endlist and criminal
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defense attorney Joey Jackson. When you look at this, just
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a couple of questions here when it comes to something
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like a tax investigation, what would you expect to be done?
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And do the banks have to tell you that they're
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giving you know, that they've been subpoena and they're giving
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the information to the government or did they have to
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get this from friends who were being asked questions and
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the friends were like, hey, just so you know, the
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FBI just.
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Called Yeah, so Sara, good morning again. So what happens
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is there's two ways that this is being looked at.
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Right.
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The framing by the governor of California is that it's
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political weaponization and that has nothing to do with the merits.
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And though it's not about him, it's closely connected.
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Right.
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Mob behavior is just saying they don't go after you,
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they go after those you love. Hence his wife and
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so if it is weaponization, it's concerning, and I think
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there's reason to believe it could be, just based upon
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what we've seen as it relates it to sh James,
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it relates to Comy, as it relates to your own Powell,
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as it relates to each and Carroll as it relates,
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and so I think there's a sense of this may
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be it. On the other hand, to your question, there's
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some sense from sources that there was a whistleblow who
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indicated that there could be some improprieties. Now, when there's
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an investigation, investigations are not done right on Pennsylvania Avenue
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or are they done in Grand Central Station. They're done
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in secret. You'd convene a grand jury, grand juries with
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subpoena various documents and records. You'd have no idea as
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a subject of that investigation what's happening, and they would
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get that is the grand jury through prosecutor specifically what
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we need documentations, financial statements, et cetera. And depending upon
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where they lead, then it would show that there's a
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crime or not. If it is weaponization, boy are we
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in a different time.
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I think one of the difficulties here is because of
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the perception now because of what happened with Trump being
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involved in pressuring the dojd go after, for example, the
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FBI FORMERI Director Comey going after the Age of New
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York Letitia James. This is very easy right for Newsome
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to use politically. Is that kind of how you see it?
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It's exactly how I see it, because it has to
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be about trust. We have to trust the process. And
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historically the Department of Justice has been so disconnected from
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the White House, and it seems as though Trump is
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controlling the DOJ to go after those who he does
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not like, despises, and who are enemies, and so it
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might be fair for people to say, hmm, you know,
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is this really about wrongdoing or is it about politics?
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And the thing about politics in this perception is often
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reality for a lot of people. Joe Jackson, it is
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a pleasure to have you back.
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The Trump Newsome feud is entering a new phase beyond
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the meme wars and the war of words. Now Newsom
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says the Trump administration is seeking the DOJ on his wife.
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The DOJ says that is not the case. This is
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not politically motivated, but the perception is, of course certainly there.
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And now new polling is offering clues about how voters
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view this political class between Newsom and Trump and what
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it might mean for twenty twenty eight.
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See it.
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It's Harry Enton here now with predictions and data.
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Predictions and data.
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I'll tell you this much.
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Gavin Newsom wants to be going after President Trump, and
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he wants President Trump going after him from a political
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point of view because Democrats hate Donald Trump and we
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excuse me, yes, democrats hate that. Got it right, I
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got it right, I got it right.
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And you could just see it here.
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Look at this Google searches for Gavin Newsom since of
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course he held that little spiel yesterday since three pm
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on Monday. Look at this up like a rocket, up
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six hundred and thirty five percent, a three month high.
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When Gavin Newsom goes out and is talking about Donald
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Trump and Donald Trump potentially attacking him. That generates energy
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from the Democratic base. It motivates folks to look up Gavinussom.
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And when you're doing a presidential bid, press is oxygen.
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Oxygen that allows it to grow. And he's right now
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got oxygen because a lot of folks are looking up
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Gavin Newsom.
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That oxygen. Name recognition a big thing as well. Look,
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Democrats have been really clear that they want someone who
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will fight against President Trump and any of those who
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back him. Is that working for Newsom here?
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Yeah, I mean, this is exactly right, Sarah Seigner. What
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Democrats want is they want a fire. They want someone
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to take on the president of the United States. And
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they don't think that Democrats are doing enough of that, right,
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Dems who say they want Dems in DC to stand
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up to Trump more. You know, back in twenty eighteen,
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during Trump's first term, right, it was sixty three percent.
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Look at where it is now, it's ninety three percent.
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It's three percent basically uniformity across the Democratic base. They
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want Democrats who are going to Washington, DC to stand
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up to Donald Trump more. And that's exactly what you
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saw Gavin Newsom trying to do. Yesterday saying I am
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going to stand up to Donald Trump. And of course
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it's not the first time he has done that.
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It isn't the first time. How has this sort of
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fight worked out previously, because this they've clashed before many,
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many times. And we should be clear Donald Trump won't
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be on the ballot in twenty twenty eight. But but, but.
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But this is a formula that works for Gavin Newsom
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because remember, this again, is not the first time it's happened.
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And take a look choice for the DEM nominee Gavin
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Newsom pre impost June twenty five, Remember that Los Angeles
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I surge, right, you know, back in April of twenty
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twenty five, before that happened, Gavin Newsom was lingering in
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the single digits in terms of the Democratic primary post
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but then post that, look at that his support went
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up threefold, went up support threefold in August of twenty
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twenty percent. Now it's nineteen percent, kind of leveled off
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a little bit, but still very much in the top tier.
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Gavin Newsom has used Donald Trump as a foil to
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catapult himself up to the top tier. And what we
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saw yesterday, in my opinion, is something that Gavin Newsom,
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at least politically speaking, is hoping we'll keep him up
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in that top tier and perhaps elevate him further because
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he knows that going after Donald Trump is a winning
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formula if you're running for president in twenty twenty eight,
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which I don't think you have to be that tuned
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into politics to know that Gavin Newsom very much wants
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to do so it all.
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The signs are there, all the signs all if it doesn't,
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but all the signs are there.
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The signs are there that like, just like I would
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lose in a quiet contest, The signs are there.
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Harry Endn. We like your loudness. You are welcome anytime.
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Thank you very much.
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You are very welcome. As Politico put it, this morning,
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Gavin Newsom received what just be the ultimate boost for
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any twenty twenty eight want to be the coveted Trump
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DOJ investigation. A source to CNN, the Justice Department is
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investigating the wife of the Governor Gavin Newsom. Newsom, for
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his part, responding forcefully blasting the move as politically motivated.
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One by one, anyone who has challenged Donald Trump has
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ended up on his hit list, and today I proudly
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join that list.
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Stan's Kaylen Polance joins us more. She's got more reporting
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on this, Kaylen? Where where are we with this? What
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is behind all of this? There's a lot of angles
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to it.
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Okay, this is an active investigation. It has been going
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on for several months. From what we understand from our
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sources and the investigation. Gavin Newsom, the California, Bornia governor.
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He's saying that he's being targeted, but we have learned
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it is not into him. There is an investigation around
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his wife and an investigation being done around tax related
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issues or taxes potentially. We know that there are irs
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in agents that are involved in questioning people around the
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governor and his family over the past week. But this
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is something that is looking into his wife. The investigation,
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as far as we know, out of one of the
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US attorney's offices in California. Newsom addressed this yesterday, specifically
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speaking about how he felt his wife was being targeted
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as well as he was. This is what he said
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at a press conference.
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Put my name on every and any enemies list you have,
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but lead my wife and family out of your personal vendetta.
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I like to say something to my wife. These times
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are not normal, They're not ordinary. I love you and
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I'm sorry he's doing this. You have not earned a
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single one of the indignities that he's trying to inflict
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on you and our children.
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Now, Kate, we were asking the governor's office yesterday for
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a little bit more clarity on what those indignities Newsom
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says have arisen. He says or his office has said
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that there have been inquiries around his family, things about
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his wife and his family, potentially her nonprofits or businesses
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that she's associated with. She's a documentary filmmaker in California.
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We also know that people that are in contact with
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the family have been asked questions by the FBI and
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IRS agents, and those questions have revealed to the Governor's
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office that his accounts have been accessed in some way,
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very likely by subpoena, where a federal investigation would get
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information about accounts that Newsome and his family would have.
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But we're still learning details about this, and the governor
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of California clearly is making this a political opportunity, saying
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that he is being targeted because he's considering running for president,
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and he indeed is putting himself on that same list
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as others who say they've been weaponized or that the
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Just Partment has been weaponized against them to try and
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investigate them.
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Caitlyn Polands, thank you so much for your reporting. Kaitlin,
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Sarah all right.
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Joining me now. Is seen in legal endlist and criminal
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defense attorney Joey Jackson. When you look at this, just
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a couple of questions here when it comes to something
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like a tax investigation, what would you expect to be done?
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And do the banks have to tell you that they're
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giving you know, that they've been subpoena and they're giving
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the information to the government or did they have to
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get this from friends who were being asked questions and
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the friends were like, hey, just so you know, the
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FBI just.
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Called Yeah, so Sara, good morning again. So what happens
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is there's two ways that this is being looked at.
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The framing by the governor of California is that it's
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political weaponization and that has nothing to do with the merits.
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And though it's not about him, it's closely connected.
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Right.
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Mob behavior is just saying they don't go after you,
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they go after those you love. Hence his wife and
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so if it is weaponization, it's concerning, and I think
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there's reason to believe it could be, just based upon
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what we've seen as it relates it to sh James,
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it relates to Comy, as it relates to your own Powell,
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as it relates to each and Carroll as it relates,
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and so I think there's a sense of this may
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be it. On the other hand, to your question, there's
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some sense from sources that there was a whistleblow who
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indicated that there could be some improprieties. Now, when there's
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an investigation, investigations are not done right on Pennsylvania Avenue
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or are they done in Grand Central Station. They're done
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in secret. You'd convene a grand jury, grand juries with
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subpoena various documents and records. You'd have no idea as
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a subject of that investigation what's happening, and they would
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get that is the grand jury through prosecutor specifically what
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we need documentations, financial statements, et cetera. And depending upon
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where they lead, then it would show that there's a
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crime or not. If it is weaponization, boy are we
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in a different time.
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I think one of the difficulties here is because of
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the perception now because of what happened with Trump being
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involved in pressuring the dojd go after, for example, the
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FBI FORMERI Director Comey going after the Age of New
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York Letitia James. This is very easy right for Newsome
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to use politically. Is that kind of how you see it?
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It's exactly how I see it, because it has to
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be about trust. We have to trust the process. And
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historically the Department of Justice has been so disconnected from
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the White House, and it seems as though Trump is
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controlling the DOJ to go after those who he does
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not like, despises, and who are enemies, and so it
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might be fair for people to say, hmm, you know,
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is this really about wrongdoing or is it about politics?
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And the thing about politics in this perception is often
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reality for a lot of people. Joe Jackson, it is
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a pleasure to have you back.
