DOJ Bombshell, Mamdani Causes NYC Real Estate Collapse | 7/15/26 FIRST LOOK
The Rubin Report
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🗓️ 15 July 2026
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" gives a first look at the stories you need to know to start your day, including President Donald Trump announcing the end of the U.S. military mission in Iraq after 23 years as the Trump administration shifts its focus from military operations to economic investment and energy partnerships; newly released Department of Justice documents revealing that former Special Counsel Jack Smith's team accessed text messages involving more than 40 members of Congress and senior Trump administration officials during its investigations, prompting allegations of constitutional violations and renewed scrutiny of the Biden DOJ; and Manhattan's luxury real estate market slowing dramatically after Zohran Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax takes effect, raising new concerns about New York's economy, millionaire flight, and the future of high-end real estate; and much more.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, I'm Dave Rubin and this is First Look. |
| 0:06.5 | It's Wednesday, July 15th, 2026. |
| 0:10.5 | We've got a packed show for you today. |
| 0:13.5 | President Trump announces the U.S. military will leave Iraq after a 23-year mission. |
| 0:20.0 | Jack Smith's team secretly read text messages between Trump officials |
| 0:24.6 | and dozens of lawmakers from both parties. Manhattan's luxury real estate market collapses |
| 0:31.2 | after Mayor Mamdani's Pietater tax takes effect. Let's dive in. President Trump said Tuesday that the United States |
| 0:40.2 | no longer needs a military presence in Iraq. After 23 years, the American-led coalition mission |
| 0:46.6 | is set to end on September 30th, and Trump made clear the focus is shifting from troops to investment |
| 0:53.2 | and energy. We don't think we need the military there anymore, Trump said during an Oval Office meeting |
| 0:59.0 | with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi. |
| 1:02.0 | We're there to help them. We're there to protect them if need be. |
| 1:06.0 | But we don't think that's going to be necessary. |
| 1:08.0 | Trump argued that Iran has been very much destabilized |
| 1:12.1 | and that its military is now just a tiny fraction of what it was only four months ago. |
| 1:18.0 | With Tehran weakened, he said Baghdad can stand on its own. |
| 1:22.1 | Iraqi Prime Minister al-Zaidi agreed. He declared that armed factions operating outside state control would have |
| 1:29.2 | no justification once the coalition mission ends, and insisted that limiting weapons to the state |
| 1:35.9 | is a decision, not an option. Al-Zaidi put it simply, the 30th of September the U.S. forces |
| 1:42.8 | would be out of Iraq, while U.S. companies will be inside |
| 1:46.5 | Iraq. |
| 1:47.7 | This marks a dramatic change for a country once defined by roadside bombs, sectarian bloodshed, |
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