Show Notes
Hours after a judge ruled that Donald Trump’s name can’t go on the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Trump allies on the board of directors announce the performance venue is shutting down. The Trump family distances itself from a Russian oligarch who paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding party. And Kash Patel fields questions about FBI recruitment policies, including a now-voided ban on bestiality.
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