DM for Battle Plans: Inside the Trump Cabinet’s Group Chat

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Politics, Daily News, News

4.6 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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The Trump administration admits it accidentally included a reporter in a group chat leading up to a military strike on Yemen. Israel’s military arrests a Palestinian director who just won an Oscar. And 23andMe files for bankruptcy, sparking a panic over genetic privacy. Did you hear? Brad's hosting a new show for the true crime-obsessed called "The Crime Scene Weekly." Each week, "The Crime Scene" focuses on what everybody's talking about in true crime -- from what your favorite podcasts are covering, to what's taking over our TikTok feeds. Follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Vanta.
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0:28.7	It's Tuesday, March 25th, and America has entered the chat.
0:33.2	We start here.
0:36.1	Top national security officials are under fire for detailing secret information on an app.
0:42.7	Nobody was texting war plans.
0:45.9	How did reporters find out about this?
0:47.5	Well, one of them was invited, what it signals about the Trump White House.
0:51.6	He won an Oscar describing the arrests of Palestinians. Now he's the one
0:55.7	in jail. He is beginning to be treated and then the soldiers arrive from the IDF. They put him
1:01.0	into custody. New flashpoints in the West Bank, Israel, and Gaza. And 23 and me is now Chapter
1:07.4	11 in me. I would recommend deleting your data last week.
1:11.3	Why experts are saying you should protect
1:13.1	whatever private data you've got left.
1:17.2	From ABC News, this is Start Here.
1:20.2	I'm Brad Milkey.
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