310: Oh The Hypocrisy

#SistersInLaw

Politicon

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.9 • 10.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2026

⏱️ 72 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Joyce Vance hosts #SistersInLaw to discuss John Bolton’s plea deal, compare it to the Petraeus case, explore its Biden-era origins, and contrast Bolton’s cooperation with Trump’s obstruction. Then, the #Sisters dissect Trump’s controversial cabinet picks, particularly the unqualified loyalist Bill Pulte as acting DNI and Todd Blanche for AG, despite his handling of the Epstein files, the slush fund, and other red flags in his confirmation. They also analyze the SCOTUS shadow docket reversal in Alabama’s Milligan case and the Calais ruling, warning of an open season on racial and political gerrymandering nationwide.

Remember to send in audio questions to SistersInLaw@politicon.com for the #Sisters to answer on their new companion podcast, SistersInLaw Sidebar! It airs Wednesdays wherever you normally get your podcasts!

Get the brand new ReSIStance T-Shirt, Mini Tote, and other #SistersInLaw gear at politicon.com/merch!

Additional #SistersInLaw Projects
Check out Jill’s Politicon YouTube Show: Just The Facts

Check out Kim’s Newsletter: The Gavel

Joyce’s new book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable, is now available, and for a limited time, you have the exclusive opportunity to order a signed copy here.

Barb is going on a book tour! You can also pre-order Barb’s new book, The Fix. Her first book, Attack From Within, is now in paperback.

Add the #Sisters & your other favorite Politicon podcast hosts on Bluesky

Get your #SistersInLaw MERCH at politicon.com/merch

WEBSITE & TRANSCRIPT

Email: SISTERSINLAW@POLITICON.COM or Thread to @sistersInLaw.podcast

Get text updates from #SistersInLaw and Politicon.

Mentioned By The #Sisters

Pre-order Barb’s new book, The Fix, and get tickets for her upcoming book tour!

Support This Week’s Sponsors

Quince:
Upgrade your spring fashion and get 365-day returns and free shipping on high-quality, stylish, and affordable clothing you’ll wear for years to come at quince.com/sisters. Now available in Canada.

DeleteMe:
Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/SISTERS and use promo
code SISTERS at checkout.

Thrive Causemetics:
Amplify your everyday look this spring. Go to thrivecausemetics.com/sisters for an exclusive offer of 20% off your first order.

Wild Alaskan Company:
Get $35 off your first box of wild-caught, sustainable seafood—delivered right to your
door. Go to: https://www.wildalaskan.com/SISTERS

Smalls:
For a limited time, get 60% off your first order, plus free shipping, when you head to Smalls.com/SISTERS

Get More From The #SistersInLaw

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Welcome back to hashtag sisters-in-law with Barb McQuaid, Kimberly Atkins store, and me, Joyce Vance.
0:17.2	Jill will be back next week. We are already missing her. We've got so much going on this week.
0:22.9	We'll be talking about John Bolton's guilty plea. We will be talking about Donald Trump's
0:28.5	nominations of both Bill Pulte to be the DNI and Todd Blanche to be the AG. It's sort of hard to know
0:35.4	which one is worse. And then finally, we'll talk about the
0:39.0	ongoing fallout from the Supreme Court's decision in Calais and what you need to know about
0:44.4	an Alabama case that many people think is the death knell of the voting rights act. So lots of
0:50.7	hardcore, serious stuff at the intersection of law and politics this week.
0:55.3	But before we get there, I have a summer question for y'all.
0:59.3	I have become sort of obsessed in the last week with making a hot fudge Sunday every night after dinner.
1:06.0	And I've been sort of liberal in my interpretation of hot fudge because last night I had a caramel
1:12.3	sundae with mascupone ice cream, a local ice cream that I got at the grocery store here.
1:18.4	I mean, it has been really, really fun. So what I need to know, what are your favorite ice cream
1:25.2	flavors, y'all? Kim, I know you're an ice cream girl, aren't you?
1:29.2	Well, I have a very, very specific ice cream taste that I'm sure barred my fellow
1:36.2	Detroiter would understand a lot.
1:38.7	So I think a lot of people don't know.
1:39.9	Here's a fun fact.
1:41.5	Everybody knows Stroes, the beer company.
1:44.7	Well, Stroes needed something to do during prohibition.
1:48.1	So Stroes started making ice cream.
1:50.2	And Stroze still makes ice cream.
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 26 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Politicon, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Politicon and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.