Lawsuit Reveals Alleged Crime Stat Manipulation in DC plus GOP Fundraising Emails Flagged as Spam
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
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🗓️ 15 August 2025
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
1. Crime Statistics and Political Manipulation in Washington, D.C.
- Main Claim: Former President Donald Trump accuses D.C. officials of deliberately manipulating crime statistics to make the city appear safer than it is.
- Supporting Details:
- A whistleblower (a former MPD sergeant) alleged that police leadership downgraded serious crimes to lesser offenses.
- The city settled her lawsuit quietly, which is presented as evidence of wrongdoing.
- Media outlets like The New York Times, Washington Post, and Politico are criticized for ignoring this whistleblower and presenting a narrative that crime is low.
- A poll cited from The Washington Post shows that 91% of D.C. residents believe crime is a problem, with Black and lower-income residents expressing the most concern.
- The commentary suggests that Democrats are resisting Trump’s crime crackdown to maintain control over urban areas.
2. Allegations of Political Bias by Google
- Main Claim: Google is accused of suppressing Republican fundraising emails by marking them as spam, while allowing Democratic emails to pass through.
- Supporting Details:
- A consulting firm, Targeted Victory, conducted tests showing Gmail flagged GOP emails with WinRed links but not Democratic ones with ActBlue links.
- A 2022 study from NC State University is cited, claiming Gmail flagged 59% more Republican emails as spam than Democratic ones.
- The memo from Targeted Victory warns that this behavior could unfairly influence elections by hindering Republican fundraising.
- Google denies wrongdoing, stating its filters apply equally to all senders and are based on user behavior.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:05.2 | 91% of Washington residents say crime is a problem. |
| 0:10.9 | 91%, 51%, it is an extremely serious problem. |
| 0:17.7 | You're listening to the 47 morning update with Ben Ferguson. Good Friday morning. So nice to |
| 0:23.0 | have you with us on the 47 morning update. And here are the two big stories we're covering today. |
| 0:28.0 | Donald Trump accusing the District of Columbia of fudging the crime stat to make it look like the city |
| 0:34.4 | is much safer than it actually is. And there's even a lawsuit involved in |
| 0:39.4 | this that was settled by a former member of the police department. I've got all the details for you |
| 0:45.9 | in just a second. Also, Google, yet again busted. This time making sure that emails that may be |
| 0:53.1 | important to you from conservative candidates and causes are going to your spam account. |
| 0:59.3 | And Democratic emails, they show right up at the top of your list. |
| 1:03.5 | How are they getting away with it? |
| 1:05.1 | And how long has this been happening? |
| 1:06.7 | I've got all that for you. |
| 1:08.3 | All right. |
| 1:08.5 | I want to take a moment to talk about the economy. |
| 1:10.6 | You've been seeing what's happening on Wall Street. |
| 1:12.5 | You've seen what's been happening with interest rates. |
| 1:14.1 | And you've probably seen gold prices hitting all-time record highs. |
| 1:19.8 | Why? |
| 1:20.3 | Because there is uncertainty all over the world right now. |
| 1:23.7 | And when there is uncertain times, you want real answers about your financial stability. |
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