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GROK SUMMARY OF VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Overall tone: Deep admiration for rank-and-file agents, profound grief over lost colleagues and preventable tragedies, and sharp criticism of FBI leadership’s politicization from 2016–2022, which she believes betrayed the American people and the Bureau’s mission.In this episode of The Untold Story Podcast, host Martha McCallum interviews former FBI Special Agent Nicole Parker about her new book, The Two FBIs: The Bravery and Betrayal I Saw in My Time at the Bureau. Key points from the conversation:Background & MotivationNicole, originally from Texas, worked in high finance (Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, hedge funds) in New...

Judge dismisses cases against ex-FBI Director James Comey, NY AG Tish James A federal judge dismissed the Virginia criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, finding that interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan was improperly appointed to her position and “had no lawful authority” to secure indictments of either of President Trump’s longtime adversaries. The humiliating defeat for the administration came 11 days after attorneys for both Comey and James had argued that Halligan had to be confirmed by the Senate after Attorney General Pam Bondi used up her allotted 120-day...

As Trump’s downward spiral starts producing harsher media coverage, a writer who regularly dissects MAGA and political media explains why he’s entering a tailspin that will be very hard to reverse. Suddenly, media outlets seem to have figured out that President Donald Trump is really, really unpopular. There’s been a palpable shift in the discourse: The New York Times reports that Republicans are quietly looking beyond Trump, suggesting he’s losing his grip on the party. Axios claims that it’s “red alert” time for Trump and the GOP. Politico describes how Republicans are getting routed in school board races, a sign...

GROK SUMMARY OF VIDEO TRANSCRIPTBottom line: The prosecution believes the record will vindicate the process; critics say the judge appears hostile and is actively helping the defense; the case’s survival currently hinges on how the court interprets grand-jury procedure for a trimmed indictment. Summary of the Podcast SegmentThe discussion centers on the federal criminal indictment against former FBI Director James Comey in the Eastern District of Virginia, brought by acting U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan. Comey is charged with two counts of lying to Congress about authorizing leaks (via his friend Daniel Richman) related to the Trump and Clinton investigations.Key drama...

Grok Summary of Video Transcript:Overall tone: Johnson portrays Republicans as unified, productive, and fiscally responsible, while framing Democrats as obstructionist, hypocritical, and focused on political attacks rather than policy.Summary of House Speaker Mike Johnson's Fox News Sunday Interview:Government Funding & Appropriations Bills:Johnson is optimistic that the remaining 9 appropriations bills can pass by Jan 31, 2026, despite only 17–20 legislative days left in 2025.Claims bills are nearly complete; differences between House and Senate versions are minor and resolvable.Defends the light House calendar, saying real work happens year-round and appropriators have been active.Recent Shutdown:Blames Democrats entirely, saying they voted 16 times...

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) warned that President Trump calling Democratic lawmakers “traitors” is “reckless, inappropriate, irresponsible” “But if you take it at face value, the idea that calling your opponents traitors — and then specifically saying that it warrants the death penalty — is reckless, inappropriate, irresponsible.” “It’s not something that is helping the country heal wounds. I think it stirs things up,” he added. The president vented his fury after the Democrats posted the video in which they urged members of the military to refuse unlawful orders. “It’s called SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. Each one of these...

Rep. Crow targeted by ‘unfounded’ bomb threat at Aurora office following Trump remarks by: Jacob Factor Nov 22, 2025 DENVER (KDVR) — Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado is safe after a Friday bomb threat at his Aurora office building was deemed unfounded, Crow’s office and the Aurora Police Department reported. The bomb threat came the day after President Donald Trump on Thursday posted a series of Truth Social posts calling for the representative, a Democrat from Colorado’s 6th Congressional District, and a group of five other Democrat lawmakers to be charged for “seditious behavior” and alluding to the death penalty...

Grok Summary of Video Transcript:In short, Mayor-elect Mamdani presented himself as a pragmatic progressive who will keep his ideological criticisms of Trump but aggressively pursue cooperation with him, Governor Hochul, and the NYPD to deliver an ambitious affordability and public-safety agenda.Key points from Zohran Mamdani's post-election "Meet the Press" interview (November 2025):Meeting with President Trump: Mamdani described his first Oval Office meeting with re-elected President Trump as surprisingly warm and productive and surprisingly "chummy." Trump praised him publicly and appeared to walk back earlier threats to withhold federal funds from New York City. They discussed housing costs, childcare, groceries, utilities,...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Monday urged Americans to dress better a way to alleviate stress while traveling during the holiday season. Since the end of the government shutdown, Duffy has repeatedly claimed that air travelers have become more unruly and agitated in recent years. Part of his plan to return to a more courteous period of air travel is to emphasize the significance of dressing well on planes. The secretary has lamented the trend of travelers dressing in “pajamas” to make themselves more comfortable. During a Monday press conference, Duffy theorized how improved dress could result in improved behavior...

A twisted husband hid in his ex-partner's apartment before murdering her in cold blood, burying her body, then digging it up one last time to rape her corpse. Zarbab Ali, 28, from Hawthorne, Los Angeles, was found guilty of the murder of his estranged wife, Rachel Castillo, 25, who was the mother of their two young sons. Ali had previously pleaded guilty to the felony charge of defilement of human remains after admitting his rabid jealousy caused him to kill Castillo. The horrific brutality occurred on November 10, 2022. Ali picked up his sons from Castillo's Simi Valley apartment earlier...

[Catholic Caucus] Abuse Commission Presses Vatican for OpennessThe Vatican’s safeguarding commission today urged the Holy See to be more transparent regarding the resignation of clerics, when related to issues of abuse.Publishing its second annual report today, the Vatican’s Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors (PCPM) continued its appraisal of the Catholic Church’s response to the much-reported abuse crisis.The document presents the practices and policies of bishops’ conferences who have made ad limina visits to the Vatican during its reporting year, along with one of the Roman Curial departments. Examining the calendar year of 2024, PCPM examined – among others...

An Italian son has been accused of dressing up as his dead mother in an effort to claim her pension while her body was hidden at home. The 56-year-old man, an unemployed nurse from Mantua, reportedly managed to claim thousands of euros before his act was exposed. He had also allegedly hidden the dead body of his mother, Graziella Dall'Oglio, at the family home until it had become mummified. Ms Dall'Oglio passed away around three years ago at the age of 82, according to Italy's Corriere della Sera newspaper. But her son failed to officially report her death and instead...

Here’s a question: How much replication do we need in government? How many levels of government must we have doing the same thing — and sometimes conflicting with each other? How many captains should there be on a ship? This could come to mind when pondering, oh, let’s say, the United States Department of Education (DoE). Efforts to eliminate it are met with resistance, but how many realize that it’s just one out of about 1,200? That’s right. Considering federal, state, county, city, and town education departments, there are approximately 1,150-1,200 coast to coast. Given this, if we nixed a...

Is committing identity theft and making the life of a man and his family hell a bad thing? Apparently not, as long as you were also breaking the law by entering the country illegally and working illegally, racking up debts without paying them, and committing other crimes. In fact, once you are caught, the Times will classify you as a victim in need of as much sympathy as the man you have terrorized for a decade. At least, that is the take of the geniuses at The New York Times. The Times profiles the two men in question. The two...

The Trump administration has successfully addressed the “three I’s” that he said were devastating working-class Americans: immigration, interest rates, and inflation, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an exclusive interview with Breitbart Business Digest co-authors Alex Marlow and John Carney released Monday.Bessent pointed to a March 2024 article he wrote for Fox Digital titled “How the Three I’s Are Eviscerating Working Americans” as the framework for understanding the administration’s economic progress.“Immigration, interest rates and inflation,” Bessent said, ticking off the three factors. On immigration: “Borders closed, promise made, promise kept.”On interest rates, Bessent noted that the 10-year Treasury yield stood...

Infighting. Bad polls. Party divisions. Midterm fears. It’s all back. President Donald Trump’s administration has been embroiled in scandal and sloppiness. His own party has defied his political pressure. His senior staff has been beset by infighting. He has sparred with reporters and offered over-the-top praise to an authoritarian with a dire human-rights record. A signature hard-line immigration policy has polled poorly. And Republicans have begun to brace themselves for a disastrous midterm election. That was 2017. But it’s also 2025. Ten months into the president’s second term, Trump 2.0 is for the first time starting to resemble the chaotic...

EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner has said Ireland is “very well” placed to adopt the Migration and Asylum Pact, and described the Citywest accommodation center for International Protection applicants as an example of “best practice”. He was speaking in Dublin after visiting Citywest, holding meetings with senior gardaí and the head of the Criminal Assets Bureau, as well as speaking to Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan. The Migration and Asylum Pact becomes operational this June and seeks to introduce a more harmonized approach to asylum, migration and border checks, with swifter screening, mandatory health and security checks and a streamlined...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Teresa Crosslin went from what she called a day filled with joy to reliving one of the lowest points in her life within hours of being sworn in as the newest Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board member. Hours after taking her oath, Crosslin was told the district knew about a television appearance where she appeared to have sex on camera. She abruptly resigned without much explanation, and rumors soon spread about a possible appearance on the reality show "Gigolos," which aired more than 10 years ago. The next day, Crosslin published an article in Clarksville Now titled...

Mr. President, a US Army surgeon and lieutenant colonel, Dr. Terrance Lee Lakin, once requested of his chain of command to authenticate his orders as legitimate and legal to redeploy to a combat theater of operations and was soon after court-martialed for failing to show up for his unit’s deployment after he received no confirmation. Dr. Lakin was sentenced to Ft. Leavenworth military prison. He was dishonorably discharged from service when he was very close to a lifetime of benefits. He was stripped of his rank. His good name has been sullied because he inquired of his chain of command...

Leftists Are Terrorizing a Pro-Trump Commiefornia Neighborhood With Threatening Christmas Cards