meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The McCarthy Report

Episode 285: Problematic Pardons

The McCarthy Report

National Review

Rich Lowry, National Review, Politics, Law, Andrew C. Mccarthy, Government, Conservatism, Conservative, Legal Affairs, Court, News

4.42.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Today on The McCarthy Report, Andy and Rich discuss Trump’s first moves since his inauguration on Monday.This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Welcome to the McCarthy Report, the podcast where I, Rich Lowry, discuss with Andy McCarthy, the latest legal and national security issues. This week, what else? The Trump J6 pardons,

0:23.0

if for some reason you're not already following us on a streaming service, by the way, you can find us everywhere on Spotify to Apple Podcasts.

0:29.1

And please give this podcast and Andy McCarthy the glowing, indeed gushing, five-star reviews that they deserve wherever you listen to podcasts.

0:36.4

And now, without further ado, I welcome to

0:38.5

this very podcast through the miracle of Riverside. None of the than, Annie McCart.

0:43.7

Rich, how are you? Good, Andy. I've been stunned by the incredible show force, not necessarily

0:52.9

by the new president, but by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

0:56.7

I just can't, I can't believe it.

0:58.8

They signed Tanner Scott, you know, and they'd already had a really good offseason who's

1:02.6

a top closer, maybe the best closer on the free agent market, right?

1:06.0

And then they signed some other closer.

1:07.7

I just to guess to further fortify they're both in.

1:11.9

And the Japanese pitcher they got, right? Yeah, Sissaki. Yeah, they're rotate. On paper, this is like a 120 win team.

1:18.9

Yeah. But Rich, they don't play the games on paper, do they? Well, I'm glad it's, they're your

1:26.0

problem initially before they'll be the Yankees problem. So, uh, well, I it's, they're your problem initially before they'll be the Yankees

1:28.5

problems.

1:29.7

Well, let's hope they both get that far.

1:32.8

Yeah.

1:33.2

So, all right.

1:34.4

So the other show of force is obviously Donald Trump comes in.

1:38.4

Guns are blazing.

1:40.2

You know, I have various friends who are part of the Trump operation.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from National Review, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of National Review and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.