500+ Arrests in DC, Judicial Fights w/ Sen. Schmitt, China's Pressure on Ukraine/Russia | Aug. 21, 2025

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🗓️ 21 August 2025

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On today’s Top News in 10, we cover: The FBI announces over 500 arrests in Washington DC as media flips over the arrest of an alleged rapist. Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri joins us to talk judicial fights. Our own Virginia Allen gets us up to speed on President Trump, Ukraine, Russia, the Europeans, and now… China. The Full Interviews with Sen. Eric Schmitt & Virginia Allen: https://youtube.com/live/L-qOI0nQCOA Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newsletters:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.dailysignal.com/email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our other shows: The Tony Kinnett Cast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/7AFk8xjiOOBEynVg3JiN6g⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Signal Sitdown: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL2026390376⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Problematic Women:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL7765680741⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Victor Davis Hanson: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL9809784327⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow The Daily Signal: X:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/intent/user?screen_name=DailySignal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/thedailysignal/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Truth Social:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://truthsocial.com/@DailySignal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.2	that because I work here. Get started today at banta.com. The FBI announces over 500 arrests in
0:33.9	Washington, D.C., as the legacy media flips out over the arrest of an alleged rapist
0:39.2	and illegal immigrant. Senator Eric Schmidt of Missouri joins us to talk judicial fights, and our
0:45.1	Virginia Allen gets us up to speed on President Trump, Ukraine, Russia, the Europeans, and now China.
0:51.7	I'm Tony Kennett, host of the Daily Signals Tony Kinnett cast, syndicated nationally at 7 p.m.
0:56.3	Eastern. It is Thursday, August 21st, 2025. This is the Daily Signal's top news in 10.
1:07.7	After claims from various pundits and legacy media outlets like the Washington Post, New York Times, MSNBC, etc. ad nauseum, that Washington, D.C. was perfectly safe, that crime was at record lows. The president had no reason or need to dispatch the National Guard or to federalize the Metropolitan Police Force in Washington,
1:29.1	D.C., FBI director Cash Patel announced today that over 500 arrests and a series of gun and
1:36.6	drug seizures have been made in Washington, D.C. Thanks again to President Trump,
1:41.4	is his initiative to clean our streets and rid of violent criminals starting
1:44.8	in our nation's capital. Let me speak to just briefly what the FBI did last night. FBI had 41
1:50.1	arrests last night, including six gun seizures and eight drug seizures. That's eight drug seizures and six
1:57.2	guns off our streets. Now the totality and the brilliance of the Trump administration
2:01.0	and the Department of Justice combining forces with DEA, ATF, and the U.S. Park Police
2:05.9	and our local law enforcement authorities, in just one week alone, we have 550 total arrest
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