#500: As Iran Inches Closer to Nuclear Weapon, What US Can Do

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🗓️ 10 July 2019

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Iran is forging ahead with its nuclear program, and that’s creating more uncertainty in the Middle East. So what’s the best way to keep Iran from getting nuclear weapons? Today Luke Coffey of The Heritage Foundation has some ideas. We also cover these stories:•Democrat leaders call for Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to resign over his 2008 deal with financier Jeffrey Epstein.•President Trump defends Acosta, but says White House is looking at deal.•BET founder Robert Johnson praises Trump on the economy, says Democrat party is becoming too extreme. The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Wednesday, July 10th. I'm Kate Trinko.
0:09.6	And I'm Daniel Davis.
0:11.0	Iran is forging ahead with its nuclear program and that's creating more uncertainty in the Middle
0:16.3	East.
0:17.3	So what's the best way to keep Iran from getting a nuclear weapon?
0:20.3	Today we'll discuss that with Luke Coffey of the Heritage Foundation.
0:24.0	Plus, white people nearly got charged twice as much as black people at a music festival because privilege.
0:31.0	We'll discuss.
0:32.0	By the way, if you're enjoying this podcast, please consider leaving a review or a five-star
0:36.4	rating in iTunes to help us grow.
0:38.8	Now on to our top news.
0:41.8	Well, top congressional Democrats are calling for Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to
0:47.1	resign over his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case over a decade ago. Acosta prosecuted the multi-millionaire for sex
0:54.9	trafficking back in 2008 when he was a US attorney. He reached a plea deal with
0:59.9	Epstein that allowed him to admit to just two prostitution charges and serve only
1:04.7	13 months in prison.
1:06.7	Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on Costa to resign Tuesday, as did House Speaker
1:11.7	Nancy Pelosi in a tweet which said, quote,
1:15.0	Secretary Acosta must step down.
1:17.6	As U.S. attorney, he engaged in an unconscionable agreement with Jeffrey Epstein
1:22.1	kept secret from courageous young victims
1:24.3	preventing them from seeking justice. This was known by PODES when he
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