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249: Trump Versus D.C

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🗓️ 16 August 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Jill Wine-Banks hosts #SistersInLaw to stand up for women’s rights, fire off on Pete Hegseth for his misogynist comments, and renew the call for an Equal Rights Amendment and greater representation for women in government and the military.  Then, the #Sisters explain the court decision on the Impoundment Control Act and break down what it means for presidential power and congressional authority.  They also discuss the lawsuit filed by the District of Columbia to stop Trump’s takeover of its police force and whether it represents a violation of the separation of powers and the limits on the president’s constitutional authority.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome back to hashtag sisters-in-law with Joyce Fants and me, Joel Wein

0:14.2

Banks. Don't worry, Barb and Kim will be back next week. The Resistance, Minitote, and

0:20.6

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0:24.6

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0:29.1

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0:33.4

We have a big show today that has been changed because, what can I say, Donald Trump and Pam Bondi are added again.

0:43.4

But we're still going to cover what Hegss said about women not voting, about the impoundment decision of the circuit court for the District of Columbia.

0:53.5

But now we're going to talk about

0:55.3

D.C. suing Trump and the hearing that was held just before we started recording today,

1:01.1

which is Friday. And, of course, as always, we'll answer your questions. Before we get to those

1:07.6

heavier-duty topics, let's chit-chat. Hey, Joyce. Yeah. Did you see the video of J.D. Vance and the Cotswolds on vacation while the world is falling apart in D.C. and everywhere else?

1:22.4

You know, I saw that video. It was like crazy. He had like 50 cars in his motorcade. They were going through

1:27.9

these beautiful small towns, you know, doing the motorcade thing, right, where one car stops

1:33.4

when they turn the corner and they all go screaming through. And, you know, Jill, I'm sure you've

1:37.9

had the same experience. I have had the opportunity to ride in a presidential motorcade a time

1:43.9

or two.

1:44.6

I've never been in one that was as jacked up as that one.

1:48.0

It really looked like it was a ruining peace and quiet in some of those beautiful areas.

1:53.8

Of course, it's also, I'm sure you saw the pictures of them,

1:57.6

of a lake level being raised so that his boat and all of his protectors could be in the lake

2:06.0

while he was on vacation. Well, girl, everybody's got to take a vacation. I mean, like, look at

2:10.8

Donald Trump getting out of the heat in D.C. and going to Alaska. Just we're taking that vacation

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