06 AUG 2025: US Crime Rates Are Down (But Really?) // US Court Stops Deportations // Missing Epstein Witness // Listener Questions: El Salvador, A.I. Revolution, and Spy Talk
The Wright Report
Bryan Dean Wright
4.9 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 6 August 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In today's episode, we cover
Crime Stats Drop but Cops Pay the Price
New data shows a nationwide decline in violent and property crimes, and the White House is claiming credit. But unreported crimes may tell a different story, and police deaths and assaults are surging. Bryan unpacks the politics, the exceptions like Washington DC and Boston, and the deeper trends.
Court Forces Border Agents to Allow Asylum Seekers
A federal appeals court has ordered the Trump administration to allow certain migrants into the country under asylum laws. Border agents are now instructed to detain but not deport. Bryan explains how this decision could reignite legal challenges and weaken the administration's immigration crackdown.
House Subpoenas Clintons and DOJ Over Epstein
Congressional investigators have subpoenaed Bill and Hillary Clinton, James Comey, Loretta Lynch, Eric Holder, and others in a renewed probe of Jeffrey Epstein's network. But Alex Acosta—the prosecutor who gave Epstein his 2008 sweetheart deal—was left off the list. Bryan breaks down what that might mean.
Listener Questions Return
Bryan responds to Richard, who challenges his support for El Salvador's President Bukele. He explores the tradeoffs of partnering with strongmen in the immigration fight. Eric from Southern California asks whether Bryan's podcast is any different from AI, leading to a philosophical take on human thinking and machine learning. And Jack from Arkansas wants to know how Bryan detected surveillance in New York. Bryan shares real-life spycraft stories, including one involving a man he nicknamed "Elmer Fudd."
"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32
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| 0:00.0 | It's August 6th. I'm Brian Dean Wright, former CIA operations officer, and this is The Wright Report. |
| 0:12.3 | Hey, good day to you, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to The Wright Report, Your Daily News, podcast. |
| 0:22.8 | I've got four briefs for you this morning that are shaping America and the world. |
| 0:27.7 | First up crime in America is going down, and the White House is taking credit for it. |
| 0:32.5 | But is the country really safer? We'll cover that. |
| 0:35.8 | Second, U.S. border agents have been directed to stop |
| 0:38.1 | deportation operations after the White House lost a big court ruling on Friday. Oh, boy, we'll cover |
| 0:43.8 | what we know. Third, the U.S. House has issued some subpoenas, including for the Clinton's, |
| 0:49.3 | former Obama attorneys general, and a bunch of others related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, |
| 0:55.7 | but not included in that list is a key Trump official. We'll cover why that is raising some eyebrows this morning. Fourth, |
| 1:02.2 | we've got some listener questions today back by popular demand. We've got Richard. He is angry |
| 1:07.8 | that I am supportive of a dictator in El Salvador, or at least that is how Richard is characterizing it. |
| 1:13.4 | We've also got Eric who is wondering if my podcast is any different than AI in making people dumber. |
| 1:20.2 | Okay. |
| 1:21.2 | Then we've got, we've got Jack. |
| 1:23.7 | He wants to know how I spotted surveillance in New York City a number of years ago, as I talked about on Monday, so we will cover that and more coming up. |
| 1:32.3 | But first, let's get that top news of the morning. |
| 1:35.4 | Axios and Fox News report on some new crime statistics for the country as released by law enforcement chiefs yesterday, along with the FBI. |
| 1:44.0 | Now, at first blush, it looks |
| 1:45.6 | like pretty good news. Data suggests that crime in this country in 2024 dropped across the board |
| 1:51.6 | and throughout most of the country. And the same is true so far for 2025. That includes for the |
| 1:57.1 | crimes of murder, manslaughter, rape, aggravated assault, property crime, |
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