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222: Musk & His Minions

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🗓️ 8 February 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Jill Wine-Banks hosts #SistersInLaw to analyze the legality of DOGE, the capabilities and dangers of the team Elon has brought together, the effectiveness of challenges to it, and what it means for the future of our democracy.  Then, the #Sisters discuss the start of Pam Bondi’s tenure as the U.S. Attorney General, why her swearing-in was so controversial and unique, and how Trump’s buy-out offer affects the DOJ.  They also explore the ramifications of the recent FBI firings, focusing on their impact on the agency, the rule of law, and whether they can be prevented through civil action.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome back to hashtag Sisters-in-law with Joyce Vance, Barb McQuaid, and me, Jill Wine Banks.

0:17.0

We're missing Kimberly Atkins store today, but we're sure she's going to be back next week,

0:22.0

and we will miss her until then. Check out our brand new t-shirts. They celebrate the resistance.

0:30.8

Notice how we got sis from sisters-in-law into resistance. Go to politicon.com slash merch. The shirts are really, really good looking,

0:42.8

and that's because our very own and very talented designer, Kimberly Atkins Store, to help to design them.

0:50.7

But let's get on to the show because today we're going to be discussing Doge, although some people have said we should be calling it doggy.

1:02.4

And Bondi taking action as soon as she gets to the Department of Justice and we'll talk about what's going on with the firings at the FBI.

1:13.3

Those are all pretty heavy-duty topics, and so before we get to that, I want to start our

1:19.4

conversation talking about the Super Bowl. Barb, you're such a sports fan. What are your plans for

1:26.2

Sunday? Well, I will be watching with friends,

1:28.7

and I'm looking forward to seeing the friends, but this year is a little bit disappointing because

1:33.2

we all thought this was our year for the Lions. And instead, it's the same old Chiefs versus Eagles.

1:39.3

So I'll watch, but I'm not terribly excited about the game maybe next year but you know what I am excited

1:46.0

about Jill that you might like in the afternoon every year on Super Bowl Sunday is the puppy bowl

1:51.2

do you know what the puppy bowl is I don't tell me what it is because of course you know I will

1:55.7

love anything to do with puppies um so every year on Super Bowl Sunday I think this is you, you know, I don't know, they've been doing it 20 years or something.

2:04.6

On Animal Planet, they have adorable puppies who are rescue dogs, place up, you know, they put them on a field and they run around a little bit.

2:13.1

But they're adorable dogs, and it promotes rescuing dogs from shelters and so they promote shelters they

2:19.4

promote rescue dogs they give information about how you can go to your local shelter and adopt a dog or a

2:25.8

puppy and this year i looked it up online jill just for you you know they play every year for the

2:31.0

lumbarky trophy ha ha um this year This year will feature both the largest dog who's ever played in it, Levi the Great

2:40.1

Dane at 70 pounds, and also the smallest puppy of all time, sweet pee who weighs 1.7 pounds.

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