The DeSantis Documents

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🗓️ 18 August 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Hundreds of documents containing detailed debate advice seemingly intended for Gov. Ron DeSantis were posted online this week, according to reporting by The New York Times. The documents – which were later taken down – were posted by Axiom Strategies, the company owned by the chief strategist for DeSantis's Super PAC.

Earlier this month, a Texas woman was arrested and charged with threatening to kill U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan — the judge currently overseeing Trump’s election interference case. Plus, the Fulton County Sheriff's Office is investigating targeted threats against members of the grand jury that indicted Trump and 18 others earlier this week.

And in headlines: Maui authorities released the identities of three more wildfire victims, Hurricane Hilary is headed north toward California and the Southwest region of the U.S., and Little Rock will continue offering A.P. African American Studies despite guidelines advising otherwise from Arkansas officials.

Show notes:

NYT: Defend Trump and ‘Hammer’ Ramaswamy: DeSantis Allies Reveal Debate Strategy - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/us/politics/desantis-debate-strategy.html
Help Maui Rise: Directly Aid ʻOhana Displaced by Fires – https://tinyurl.com/23cnpvqz
Maui Mutual Aid Fund - https://www.bit.ly/mauimutualaide
Hawai'i' Community Foundation Maui Strong Fund - https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong
Fundraiser for Nā ‘Āikane O Maui Cultural Center, which burned down: https://www.instagram.com/p/CvvJeNzy2WM/?img_index=1
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0:00.0	It's Friday, August 18th, I'm on you to Tulliver, and I'm Josie Duffy Rice, and this is
0:05.8	what a day where we just want people to leap Britney Spears to hell alone.
0:09.9	Like that early 2000s video, and we're sending her so much love and healing as she goes
0:14.2	through a messy divorce.
0:15.6	Yeah.
0:16.6	Also, if you don't get the leap Britney Spears to hell alone meme, you got to get to the
0:21.5	Googles.
0:31.3	On today's show, Maui authorities released the identities of three more wildfire victims,
0:36.5	plus we've got an out of this world installment of Josie vs. Science in store for you all,
0:41.1	so prepare yourselves.
0:42.5	Oh no.
0:43.5	I'm preparing myself.
0:45.0	But first, yesterday, the New York Times published a report about documents that contain
0:49.7	private, detailed, debate advice, seemingly intended for Governor Ron DeSantis ahead of
0:55.0	next week's first Republican primary debate.
0:58.2	It is yet another embarrassing moment in a campaign packed full of embarrassing moments
1:03.6	in fact.
1:04.6	Yeah, I feel like this is what you get when you fire 40% of your staff, but here we are.
1:08.3	First things first, how exactly did the New York Times get their hands on these documents?
1:12.9	Yeah, this is actually a pretty interesting part of the story, because the documents
1:16.4	weren't leaked or anything.
1:18.2	They were available publicly after a company called Axiom Strategies posted these documents
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