The Dispatch Podcast

Will Republicans Stand Against Trump’s Slush Fund?

The Dispatch Podcast

Show Notes

Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Kevin Williamson, and Mike Warren to discuss Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion slush fund and the indictment of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro.

The Agenda:

—The slush fund

—The impeachment case

—Will Congress grow a spine?

—Indictment of Raúl Castro

—The Venezuela model

—NWYT: Discontinued treats

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Show notes:

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