HOT TOPICS | DOJ Using False Claims Act to Attack Diversity - May 20th, 2025

The Don Lemon Show

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3.8 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

In a move that feels ripped from a dystopian satire, the Justice Department is now using the False Claims Act (yes, the one meant to catch fraud) to go after universities and institutions with diversity programs. Because under the Trump administration, fighting racism is now considered racist, and DEI efforts are somehow the real threat to America. Let’s be clear, this isn’t about fraud. It’s about targeting institutions Trump sees as too liberal, too inclusive, or just too inconvenient. It’s red meat for the base and a direct attack on the communities already fighting for visibility and opportunity. Don breaks it all down...the legal tactics, the political theater, and what this crackdown on DEI means for the future of equity in education and beyond. This episode is brought to you by Zbiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at SHOPIFY. COM/lemon This episode of The Don Lemon Show is sponsored by 120 Life. Go to https://120life.com and use the code, “D-O-N ” to save 20% This episode is sponsored by MSI Choices. Every woman deserves a choice. Rush your donation today to MSIUNITEDSTATES.ORG, or text "LEMON" to 511 511. Text Fees may apply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:48.9	And it is not me today.
0:51.8	There is some issue going on with the interwebs. I don't know. I also think it's Andy.
0:58.4	Andy's on CP time today because Andy's computer crashed. Yeah, sorry. I don't know. Everything just
1:05.3	went gray. I couldn't click anything in Stream Yard and I had to restart. You had to restart the
1:10.4	whole thing? I had to restart Chrome. had to restart the whole thing? I had to
1:11.8	restart Chrome. Oh my gosh. What are we going to do with Andy? So anyways, good morning,
1:17.6	everybody. Welcome to the show. How are you guys? Let me know where you're streaming from.
1:22.4	Someone said Tuesdays. I know. It feels like a Monday because nothing was working. I was like,
1:26.9	I can't get my YouTube to work.
1:29.0	I can't message the Lemonheads.
1:31.1	I don't know what's going on.
1:32.1	Is anybody else having trouble with Google or Chrome?
1:35.3	Because that's where we are right now.
1:37.8	So welcome to the program, everybody.
1:40.1	Lafayette, Louisiana.
1:41.1	Someone's here.
1:41.5	Atlanta is here from Mississippi, Pasadena, Maryland. I've never heard of Pasadena, Maryland. South Chicago, Tennessee. Yeah. So glad you guys are here. Sorry, we're a little bit late. Hello, New Jersey. Cheryl Jones. Hello, Chicago. Hello, Josie. Okay, here's a weird thing. This administration is, they're not even hiding it anymore.
2:04.1	They're just telling you, look, we are going to be racist and towards anybody other than white people, right?
2:12.9	That is where we are right now. That is the God's honest truth. And by the way, just one more.
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