Can We Trust 'Confidential Sources'?

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🗓️ 22 February 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Eli Lake joins us today to discuss the bomb dropped in the middle of the Joe/Hunter/Jim Biden investigation with the indictment and arrest of a confidential source who alleged direct payments to the Bidens around $10 million. Does this kill the case? And what about the Squad's electoral hopes in the wake of October 7? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Book your ticket to happiness with Sun Express Airlines. Oh, for the best.
0:27.0	Expect the words. Some bring champagne, some die of hers.
0:32.0	No way of knowing. Pay Some die of furs.
0:33.0	The way of knowing which way it's going.
0:37.0	Hope for the best expect the worst.
0:40.0	Welcome to the Commentary magazine daily podcast. Today is Thursday,
0:47.6	February 22nd, 2022, which I believe if I'm correct is
0:53.0	2024.
0:55.0	Okay, 2024.
0:57.1	George Washington's birthday.
0:58.8	Am I correct?
1:00.6	Someone look it up.
1:01.4	If I'm not correct that I'm wrong it up now pretty sure because we we celebrated
1:07.2	you're right birthday okay so we had Lincoln's birthday on the 12th and Washington's
1:11.9	birthday on the 22nd of course Beethoven's birthday for fans of peanuts December 16th
1:16.8	I'm John Pothorne editor of Commentary with me as always executive editor Abe Greenwald
1:21.5	Hi Abe. Hi, John.
1:24.0	Washington commentary columnist Samantha Kondetti.
1:27.0	Hi, Matt.
1:28.0	Hi, John. And joining us today, Commentary Contributing Editor and Newly Installed Man of All Wisdom editor and newly installed man of all wisdom at the free press Eli Lake.
1:38.0	Hi Eli.
1:39.0	Hello, Neocon.
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