“Punishable By Death”: Trump Troubles the Capitol

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🗓️ 21 November 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Amid indictments and censures, President Trump suggests certain Democrats face charges that carry the death penalty. The Justice Department abandons a case against a woman who was shot by a Border Patrol agent. And Ukraine ponders a U.S.-backed peace plan that would give large swaths of land to Russia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	911. What is the address to emergency?
0:04.2	This 911 call began an investigation that would turn the town of Ashland, Ohio, into a crime scene.
0:11.9	We've got something big going on here.
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0:20.7	The Hand in the Window.
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0:29.1	It's Friday, November 21st.
0:31.4	What's worse than your congressional rep going to jail?
0:34.2	Well, the president has a thought.
0:36.0	You start here.
0:43.3	President Trump invokes the death penalty while blasting Democratic lawmakers. It is dangerous. It is devastating. I don't know any president who has gone this low.
0:48.3	Meanwhile, one Democrat has been indicted, a tumultuous day on the hill.
0:52.3	A border agent shot her, then appeared to brag about it to his buddies.
0:57.0	He said that he was a firearm instructor and took pride in his shooting skills.
1:01.1	She was the one charged with a crime, but now the government has dropped its own case.
1:05.9	And Ukrainians ponder a peace plan that would shrink their country.
1:09.8	It will make the country far more vulnerable because it includes a string of cissies that are basically a key part of Ukraine's defense line.
1:15.6	American leaders are pushing this proposal over the objections of their allies.
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