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Reasonable Doubt

BARD - Trump’s $1.776 Billion “Anti-Weaponization” Fund Sparks Firestorm

Reasonable Doubt

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Business, True Crime, Comedy

4.33.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Mark and Gary unpack the Trump administration’s controversial settlement, creating a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, debate the legal and political fallout, discuss Gavin Newsom’s surprising anti-Chevron comments, and preview Los Angeles Magazine’s explosive mayoral election issue.

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0:00.0

This is beyond a reasonable doubt with your hosts, Mark Geregous and Gary Smith.

0:09.0

Hey, P.S., how are you today?

0:12.0

I'm well. How are you, Mark?

0:13.0

Very good. Welcome back.

0:15.0

Thank you very much.

0:16.0

Spent a minute.

0:17.0

We've missed you.

0:18.0

Yeah, I miss you too.

0:20.0

But here we are. I know the news that's

0:24.3

dominating my side of the orange curtain is the tank down here that's about to leak or explode or

0:30.5

Lord knows what. I was going to ask you, have you been, have you been evacuated? I know they've

0:35.9

declared a state of emergency. What's the latest?

0:38.5

They have declared a state of emergency. There are 50,000 people who have been evacuated.

0:43.0

Luckily, I am not as close to Garden Grove. It's closer to me than it is to you, certainly, but it is not exactly a neighboring city.

0:50.3

So I don't think it's going to impact me, but I certainly don't love the fact that there's

0:54.3

either going to be a massive chemical leak or possible explosion anywhere in Southern California.

1:00.4

We don't really need it right now. Yeah, I was going to say it's probably the last thing we need

1:05.6

anywhere, especially in Orange County. And, you know, hearts and pur, hopefully by the time this drops, they will solve the issue.

1:16.4

Hopefully, yeah, absolutely.

1:17.6

I'm certainly rooting for that.

1:19.3

But everyone down here is watching the Orange County Fire Authority with debate of breath as they give updates every few hours.

1:26.2

But I know what you wanted to talk about was some testimony from Todd Blanche.

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