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UNBIASED Politics

November 14, 2024: Trump Nominates Rep. Matt Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard, Here’s What You Should Know. PLUS: Can Trump Bypass Senate Confirmation? Is Harris’ Campaign in Debt? And More.

UNBIASED Politics

Jordan Berman

Education

4.92.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: Trump Nominates Rep. Matt Gaetz for US Attorney General and Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence. Here's What You Should Know (1:15) Can Trump Bypass the Senate Confirmation Process Using the Presidential Recess Appointment Power? (8:52) Quick Hitters: DOJ Releases Fulton County Jail Investigation Findings, Polymarket CEO Has Apartment Raided Post-Election, The Onion Buys InfoWars at Auction, Spirit Airlines to File for Bankruptcy, Former Military and Government Officials Testify at Most Recent UFO Congressional Hearing (12:53) Rumor Has It: Did FEMA Employee Tell FEMA Workers to Skip Houses With Trump Signs During Disaster Relief Efforts? Is Harris' Campaign in Debt? Did Harris Win All the States With NO Voter ID Laws? Did Black Men, Women, and Students Receive Racist Texts About Picking Cotton Post-Election? (16:48) Listen/Watch this episode AD-FREE on Patreon. Watch this episode on YouTube. Follow Jordan on Instagram and TikTok. All sources for this episode can be found here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome back to Unbiased, your favorite source of unbiased news and legal analysis.

0:06.9

Welcome back to Unbiased. Today is Thursday, November 14th, and this is your final news rundown of the week.

0:13.3

In today's episode, we'll touch on some more of Trump's cabinet picks.

0:16.9

We'll talk through what recess appointments are and what that could mean for Trump bypassing

0:22.2

Senate confirmation for his nominees.

0:25.0

And then we'll finish with some quick hitters and rumor has it, which is my weekly

0:29.1

segment where I either confirm, dispel, or add context to recent rumors.

0:33.8

Before we get into today's stories, I do just want to make a quick note about the Department of Education discussion that you have all been so patiently waiting for.

0:42.7

I originally wanted to get it done this week, but I simply just did not have the time to do all of the research.

0:49.0

You know, I try my best to do as much research as I can to get you the most accurate information.

0:53.4

So I am going to

0:54.4

push that discussion to Monday. I do have all of your questions noted and on hand for next week.

0:59.5

So just stay tuned for that. And as always, if you love what you hear today, you are always

1:04.4

welcome and encouraged to leave my show a review on whatever your preferred listening platform is. And now, without

1:12.8

further ado, let's get into today's stories. Let's start with a few more of Trump's recent

1:18.5

picks. So over the last few days, we've covered nine picks. And today we will add two more,

1:24.5

starting with Representative Matt Gates, who Trump nominated for the position

1:28.3

of U.S. Attorney General. Now, Gates is an interesting pick in the sense that Republican lawmakers

1:34.1

are a bit conflicted as to how they feel about it. And it's ultimately up to the Senate to confirm

1:40.0

him for the position. But let's talk a little bit about what the U.S. Attorney General does,

1:43.8

and then we'll talk about Gates personally and why these lawmakers are conflicted.

1:47.9

First and foremost, the U.S. Attorney General is the head of the DOJ and the chief law enforcement

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