It's Friday, October 24th. I'm Jane Koston, and this is What Today, the show listening to White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt and having a brilliant idea.

In addition to the ballroom and the Rose Garden patio, is the president looking at any other renovations or significant kind of projects here at the White House?

Not to my knowledge, no, but he's a builder at heart, clearly.

And so his heart and his mind is always churning about how to improve things here on the White House grounds.

But at this moment in time, of course, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.

What if the ballroom was President Donald Trump's only priority?

No time for anything else.

Anything.

Just paint swatches and wallpaper consultations for the next three years.

On today's show, Trump pardons a billionaire who created the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.

And the U.S. breaks another record with the gross national debt surpassing $38 trillion. Gross indeed.

But let's start with FBI director Cash Patel. Cash Patel had a very big day on Thursday,

and no, it did not involve mixed martial arts, violating the constitutional rights of

everyday Americans, or getting yelled at on the hill. Rather, it involved announcing indictments

as part of a massive investigation into a criminal gambling ring, one that involved

prominent NBA players and coaches, and also the mafia. Yes, the mafia. Here's Patel speaking on

Thursday morning, seemingly taking credit for an investigation

that started before he got the FBI job.

But as you now know, individuals such as Chauncey Billups, Damon Jones, and Terry Rozier

were taken into custody today, former current NBA players and coaches.

What you don't know is that this is an illegal gambling operation and sports rigging operation

that span the course of years.

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