The Left's Meltdown Over Trump's D.C. Takeover, Michael Flynn on the Russia Probe Legal Fallout & Will Bernie Sanders Run for President?

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Tonight's rundown: Hey BillOReilly.com Premium and Concierge Members, welcome to the No Spin News for Tuesday, August 12, 2025. Stand Up for Your Country. Talking Points Memo: Bill breaks down Donald Trump’s actions in D.C. and the reaction from the progressive left. Lt. General Michael Flynn (Ret.) joins the No Spin News to discuss who may face legal risk in the Russia collusion investigation, John Brennan's motive for the alleged cover-up, and what Hillary Clinton's defense might be. A look at Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-VT) response when asked if he will run for President. This Day in History: The Wizard of Oz has its world premiere. Final Thought: Why you shouldn't argue with morons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Bill O'Reilly here. Welcome to the No Spin News for Tuesday, August 12th,
0:17.2	2025 stand up for your country. The summer of Trump continues taking over D.C., Putin on Friday,
0:28.3	Russian collusion investigation in September. We have General Michael Flynn coming up this evening.
0:36.1	He probably knows more about rushing
0:39.3	collusion than anybody, the only person prosecuted, so far. He's got a book out.
0:46.3	But first, the talking points memo, President Trump takes Washington, D.C.
0:52.3	So 800 National Guard are going to the D.C. Armory right now.
0:59.4	Associated Press is reporting, and they will patrol neighborhoods suppressing criminals.
1:06.9	So if you're a criminal, you want to go out and hijack a car or stick up an old lady to get money for drugs,
1:14.6	and there's National Guard standing there, you are less likely to do it.
1:20.6	Okay, there's also 120 FBI agents, and they are in the neighborhoods where crimes are most committed.
1:31.9	So again, this is a suppression of crime, an institution of more safety for the public.
1:39.8	Everybody understand what's happening here, I hope you do.
1:43.3	Well, the progressive left, the Trump haters, they hate this.
1:47.8	And then the simple question is, wait, wait.
1:50.6	If you're going to make human beings, American citizens, more safe,
1:56.0	and you have the legal authority to do it because the federal government
1:59.7	runs the District of Columbia, why wouldn't you do it because the federal government runs the District of
2:00.9	Columbia why wouldn't you do it okay so in addition to the crime and murders by
2:15.2	the way by the way I'm sorry I said that murders in D.C. rose between 2012 and 24, about 100%.
2:25.3	And they've come down a little bit, but D.C. is a violent city and everybody knows it who lives there. You've got to be careful. Everybody knows.
2:35.5	Okay.
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